Where does “mann” come from?

mann (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German minniro, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mann (Luxembourgish): little, few

Definitions

  1. little, few

Ancestry of “mann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanminnirosmaller; less; fewer
2Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizô →Every word from Old High German minniro →