Where does “menneskje” come from?

menneskje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse manneskja — human being.

menneskje (Norwegian Nynorsk): human

Definitions

  1. human

Ancestry of “menneskje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemanneskjahuman being
Every word from Old Norse manneskja
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