Where does “maner” come from?

maner (Middle English) comes from Old French manere, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

maner (Middle English): A manorial estate or property; a manor; A...

Definitions

  1. A manorial estate or property; a manor; A...

Ancestry of “maner”, step by step

maner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French manere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaneremanner; fashion; way
2Latinmanuāriusof or pertaining to the hand
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Old French manoir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanoirto stay; to remain
2Old Frenchmaneiralternative infinitive of manoir
3Latinmanēre"Be continued", "Be awaited"

Words derived from “maner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →