Where does “mænsker” come from?

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

mænsker (Old Swedish): human

Definitions

  1. human

Ancestry of “mænsker”, 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 →