Where does “Menschwerdung” come from?
Menschwerdung (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,...
Menschwerdung (German): incarnation; the evolutionary and intellectual...
Definitions
- incarnation; the evolutionary and intellectual...
Ancestry of “Menschwerdung”, step by step
Menschwerdung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mensch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mensch | one, they |
| 2 | Middle High German | mensche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mennisko | a man; a human; a human being |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mannisk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | manniskaz | human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via German wërden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wërden | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërden | to become |
| 3 | Old High German | werdan | to be; to become; to happen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |