Where does “mon” come from?

mon (Middle English) comes from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mon (Middle English): man; human, person; Alternative form of man

Definitions

  1. man; human, person; Alternative form of man

Ancestry of “mon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmannperson; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult...
2Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mon”

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