Where does “medmänniska” come from?
medmänniska (Swedish) comes from Swedish med-, from Swedish med, from Old English mæþ, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
medmänniska (Swedish): a fellow human being, fellowman
Definitions
- a fellow human being, fellowman
Ancestry of “medmänniska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | med- | — |
| 2 | Swedish | med | also, as well, too; with, together with, in the... |
| 3 | Old English | mæþ | measure, degree, proportion; measure or extent of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |