Where does “mensche” come from?

mensche (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mennisko, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “mensche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmennisko—
2Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mensche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →