Where does “mannish” come from?

mannish (Middle English) comes from Middle English mennish, from Old English mennisċ, from Proto-Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mannish (Middle English): Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in...

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in...

Ancestry of “mannish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmennishhuman", also "humanity, mankind; human
2Old Englishmennisċhuman; natural; humane; human, natural, humane",...
3Proto-Germanic*mannisk—
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mannish”

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