Where does “Menschenverstand” come from?

Menschenverstand (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,...

Menschenverstand (German): human reason

Definitions

  1. human reason

Ancestry of “Menschenverstand”, step by step

Menschenverstand 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 Verstand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerstandintellect; accord, consensus; sense, particular...
2Germanverstehento understand, comprehend; to know, know how to,...
3Middle High Germanverstān—
4Old High Germanfirstān—
5Proto-Germanicfrastāną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →
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