Where does “מענטש” come from?

מענטש (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisko, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

מענטש (Yiddish): human; mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman

Definitions

  1. human; mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman

Ancestry of “מענטש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmensch—
2Old High Germanmenniskoa man; a human; a human being
3Proto-West Germanic*mannisk—
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “מענטש”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →