Where does “människoätare” come from?

människoätare (Swedish) comes from Swedish människa, 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,...

människoätare (Swedish): anthropophage, man-eater

Definitions

  1. anthropophage, man-eater

Ancestry of “människoätare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmänniskaa human being; a person, people; mankind
2Old Swedishmænniskia—
3Old Saxonmenniskohuman being
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 →
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