Where does “Zeitungsmann” come from?

Zeitungsmann (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,...

Zeitungsmann (German): newspaperman

Definitions

  1. newspaperman

Ancestry of “Zeitungsmann”, step by step

Zeitungsmann 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 Zeitung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeitungnewspaper; tidings, news
2Middle Dutchtīdinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →