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Where does “mennisko” come from?

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

mennisko (Old Saxon): human being

Definitions

  1. human being

Ancestry of “mennisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mennisko”

  • människonatur
  • människa
  • medmänniska
  • mänsklig
  • mänsklighet
  • mänska
  • människovärde
  • övermänsklig
  • mensche
  • minsche
  • Mensch
  • mænniskia
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