Where does “medmenneske” come from?
medmenneske (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
medmenneske (Norwegian Nynorsk): fellow man, fellow human being
Definitions
- fellow man, fellow human being
Ancestry of “medmenneske”, step by step
medmenneske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | med | with; by; of |
| 2 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Norwegian Nynorsk menneske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | menneske | human, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people |