Where does “minsche” come from?

minsche (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon mennisk, from Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “minsche”, step by step

minsche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon mennisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmennisk
2Germanic*mannisk
3Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Saxon mennisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmenniskohuman being
2Proto-West Germanicmanniskō

Words derived from “minsche

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