Where does “alemán” come from?
alemán (Spanish) comes from French Allemand, from Latin alemannus, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
alemán (Spanish): German
Ancestry of “alemán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Allemand | German person |
| 2 | Latin | alemannus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Alamann- | an Alamanni man |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alamann- | mankind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |