Where does “menskfully” come from?
menskfully (Middle English) comes from Middle English menskful, from Middle English -ful, from Old English -ful, from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
menskfully (Middle English): Nobly, honourably; with honour, dignity, or respect
Definitions
- Nobly, honourably; with honour, dignity, or respect
Ancestry of “menskfully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | menskful | honourable, worthy, noble |
| 2 | Middle English | -ful | Appended to nouns to form adjectives denoting... |
| 3 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |