Where does “alemant” come from?
alemant (Old French) comes from Old High German Alaman, from Late Latin Alemannus, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
alemant (Old French): German; relating to the territory that is now...
Definitions
- German; relating to the territory that is now...
Ancestry of “alemant”, step by step
alemant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German Alaman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | Alaman | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | Alemannus | A male member of the Alemanni tribe |
| 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 Latin alamannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | alamannus | — |