Where does “mannmännlich” come from?

mannmännlich (German) comes from German männlich, from Middle High German manlich, from Old High German manalīh, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mannmännlich (German): homosexual

Definitions

  1. homosexual

Ancestry of “mannmännlich”, step by step

mannmännlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German männlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmännlichmale; manly; masculine
2Middle High Germanmanlich—
3Old High Germanmanalīh—
4Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via German mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmannman, male human being
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mann- →Every word from Old High German manalīh →