Where does “mensch” come from?

mensch (German) comes 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,...

mensch (German): one, they

Definitions

  1. one, they

Ancestry of “mensch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmensche—
2Old High Germanmenniskoa man; a human; a human being
3Proto-West Germanic*mannisk—
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mensch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →