Where does “Menschenscheu” come from?

Menschenscheu (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,...

Menschenscheu (German): anthropophobia

Definitions

  1. anthropophobia

Ancestry of “Menschenscheu”, step by step

Menschenscheu 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 scheu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscheushy; shy, skittish, startlish
2Middle High Germanschiech—
3Old High German*skioh—
4Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
5Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →