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Where does “Alemannia” come from?

Alemannia (Latin) comes from Latin Alemannī, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “Alemannia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlemannī—
2Proto-GermanicAlamann-an Alamanni man
3Proto-Germanicalamann-mankind
4Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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