Where does “mann” come from?

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

mann (Norwegian Nynorsk): man; human being, person; person with certain...

Definitions

  1. man; human being, person; person with certain...

Ancestry of “mann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mann”

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