Where does “mennisk” come from?

mennisk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mennisk (Old Dutch): human, humanlike

Definitions

  1. human, humanlike

Ancestry of “mennisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →