Where does “alemand” come from?
alemand (Old French) comes from Latin Alemannus, from Latin Alemanni, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “alemand”, step by step
alemand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Alemannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Alemannus | A male member of the Alemanni tribe |
| 2 | Latin | Alemanni | nominative plural of Alemannus; genitive singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Alamann- | an Alamanni man |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alamann- | mankind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Late Latin Alamannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | Alamannus | — |