Where does “mann” come from?
mann (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
mann (Westrobothnian): my, mine; nominative plural of mann, men
Definitions
- my, mine; nominative plural of mann, men
Ancestry of “mann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mínn | my |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |
Words derived from “mann”