menniscnes
Old English
noun
Definitions
- humanity (meaning "the state of being human", not "mankind"; the word for "mankind" was mancynn (mancynn))
Etymology
Inherited from *manniskanassī suffix from Old English mennisċ (natural, human, humane, also mankind, human race).
Origin
Old English
mennisċ
Gloss
natural, human, humane, also mankind, human race
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *manniskaz Proto-Germanic
- mennisclic Old English
- mennisċ Old English
- mannish Middle English
- mennish Middle English
- *manniskanassī gmw-pro