Where does “Mensch” come from?

Mensch (Hunsrik) 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 (Hunsrik): human, human being, person

Definitions

  1. human, human being, person

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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →