Where does “människa” come from?

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

människa (Swedish): a human being; a person, people; mankind

Definitions

  1. a human being; a person, people; mankind

Ancestry of “människa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmænniskia—
2Old Saxonmenniskohuman being
3Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “människa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →