Where does “Alemainisce” come from?
Alemainisce (Middle English) comes from Middle English Alemaine, from Anglo-Norman Allemaine, from Old French Alemaigne, from Latin Alamannia, from Latin Alemannī, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “Alemainisce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Alemaine | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | Allemaine | — |
| 3 | Old French | Alemaigne | — |
| 4 | Latin | Alamannia | — |
| 5 | Latin | Alemannī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Alamann- | an Alamanni man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | alamann- | mankind |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |