Where does “Mensch” come from?
Mensch (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German mensche, from Old Saxon mennisk, from Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Mensch (Plautdietsch): human, human being, person
Definitions
- human, human being, person
Ancestry of “Mensch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mensche | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | mennisk | — |
| 3 | Germanic | *mannisk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | manniskaz | human |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |