Where does “Menschenhass” come from?

Menschenhass (German) comes from German mensch, from Middle High German mensche, from Old High German mennisko, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Menschenhass (German): misanthropy

Definitions

  1. misanthropy

Ancestry of “Menschenhass”, step by step

Menschenhass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mensch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmenschone, they
2Middle High Germanmensche—
3Old High Germanmenniskoa man; a human; a human being
4Proto-West Germanic*mannisk—
5Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
6Proto-Germanic*mann-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via German Haß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaßAlternative spelling of Hass
2Germanrēdespeech, address
3Middle High Germanrede—
4Old High Germanredia—
5Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Menschenhass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →