Where does “mankinde” come from?

mankinde (Middle English) comes from Middle English mankin, from Old English mancynn, from Proto-West Germanic manakuni, from Proto-Germanic manakunją, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “mankinde”, step by step

mankinde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English mankin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmankin—
2Old Englishmancynnhumanity, mankind; a people; nation, race
3Proto-West Germanicmanakunimankind
4Proto-Germanicmanakunjąmankind
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Middle English mankun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmankun—

via Middle English mancun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmancunmankind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →