Where does “Vermenschlichung” come from?
Vermenschlichung (German) comes from German vermenschlichen, from German menschlich, from Hunsrik Mensch, from Middle High German mensche, from Old High German mennisko, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Vermenschlichung (German): humanization, anthropomorphization
Definitions
- humanization, anthropomorphization
Ancestry of “Vermenschlichung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vermenschlichen | to humanize, to anthropomorphize |
| 2 | German | menschlich | human, manlike; humane, kind |
| 3 | Hunsrik | Mensch | human, human being, person |
| 4 | Middle High German | mensche | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mennisko | a man; a human; a human being |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *mannisk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | manniskaz | human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |