Menskr etymology

Old Norse

Old Norse word menskr comes from Proto-Indo-European *mar-, Proto-Indo-European *mony-, Proto-Indo-European *mAnw-, and later Proto-Germanic *mann- ((Runic alphabet) name of the M-rune (ᛗ). Man.)

Etymology of menskr

Detailed word origin of menskr

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*mar- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*mony- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*mAnw- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*mann- Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (Runic alphabet) name of the M-rune (ᛗ). Man.
*manniskaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Human, manlike.
menskr Old Norse (non)

Words with the same origin as menskr

Descendants of *mar-

munr