Proto-Germanic

*mann-

‘human, human being, person, individual’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *mann-.

26 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *mann-, most familiar first.

• man ← mann ← *mann
• men ← menn ← *manniz
• chairman ← mann ← *mann
• mankind ← mankynde ← mancynn ← *manakunją
• mann ← man ← man
• madman ← mad-man ← mann ← *mann
• horseman ← horsman ← mann ← *mann
• mannequin ← mannekin ← man ← man ← *mann
• munchkin ← Mensch ← mensche ← mennisko ← mennisk
• mensch ← מענטש ← mennisko ← *mannisk ← *manniskaz
• shipman ← schipman ← scipmann ← *skipamann-
• mannish ← mennisċ ← *mannisk ← *manniskaz

More words from *mann-

• manfully
• merchantman
• mannen
• trainman
• manful
• manless
• chairmanly
• cityman
• cochairman
• dartsman
• eightsman
• elevatorman
• manfulness
• spiritman

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *mann-