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Where does “mannfolk” come from?

mannfolk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mannfolk.

mannfolk (Norwegian Bokmål): a man; menfolk

Definitions

  1. a man; menfolk

Ancestry of “mannfolk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemannfolk—
Every word from Old Norse mannfolk →