Where does “Nebenmann” come from?

Nebenmann (German) comes from German mann, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Nebenmann (German): one who is standing or sitting next to one (male or unspecified sex)

Definitions

  1. one who is standing or sitting next to one (male or unspecified sex)

Ancestry of “Nebenmann”, step by step

Nebenmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmannman, male human being
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via German neben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannebennext to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near,...
2Middle High Germanneben—
3Germanin ebanī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old High German man →