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

  1. human, human being, person

Ancestry of “Mensch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmensche—
2Old Saxonmennisk—
3Germanic*mannisk—
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-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 →