Where does “mennlich” come from?

mennlich (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German manlich, from Old High German manalīh, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mennlich (Pennsylvania German): manly; male

Definitions

  1. manly; male

Ancestry of “mennlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmanlich—
2Old High Germanmanalīh—
3Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
4Proto-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 Old High German manalīh →