Where does “människovänlig” come from?

människovänlig (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,...

människovänlig (Swedish): humanitarian (having a positive attitude towards fellow humans (and helping them))

Definitions

  1. humanitarian (having a positive attitude towards fellow humans (and helping them))

Ancestry of “människovänlig”, step by step

människovänlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish människa

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,...

via Swedish vänlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänligkind, nice, sweet
2Old Norsevanaligr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →