Where does “Menschenmenge” come from?

Menschenmenge (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,...

Menschenmenge (German): crowd, throng (of people)

Definitions

  1. crowd, throng (of people)

Ancestry of “Menschenmenge”, step by step

Menschenmenge 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 menge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmengequantity
2Old High Germanmanagīquantity
3Proto-Germanicmanagį̄multitude, variety
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →