Where does “manred” come from?
manred (Welsh) comes from Welsh mân, from Middle Welsh mann, from Latin menda, from Proto-Indo-European mend- — physical defect, fault; to fault.
Ancestry of “manred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | mân | fine; small, little; petty, trivial |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | mann | — |
| 3 | Latin | menda | defect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mend- | physical defect, fault; to fault |