Where does “lyktemann” come from?

lyktemann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mann, from Danish mand, from Old Norse mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

lyktemann (Norwegian Bokmål): will o' the wisp

Definitions

will o' the wisp

Ancestry of “lyktemann”, step by step

lyktemann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mann

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	mann	a man; A human being, person; A person with...
2	Danish	mand	man; husband
3	Old Norse	mann	accusative singular indefinite of maðr
4	Proto-Germanic	*mann-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	men-	to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Norwegian Bokmål lykt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	lykt	a light, lamp or lantern
2	Middle Low German	luchte	—

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