Where does “manly” come from?

manly (Middle English) comes from Old English manlīċ, from Proto-Germanic mannlīkaz — manly.

manly (Middle English): Human; pertaining to humankind

Definitions

  1. Human; pertaining to humankind

Ancestry of “manly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmanlīċ—
2Proto-Germanicmannlīkazmanly
Every word from Proto-Germanic mannlīkaz →Every word from Old English manlīċ →