menniskja
Faroese
noun
Definitions
- human, human being (Homo sapiens sapiens)
Etymology
Derived from Old Saxon mennisk derived from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (human, humanity).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*manniskaz
Gloss
human, humanity
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *mon- Proto-Indo-European
- *mann- Proto-Germanic
- *manniskaz Proto-Germanic
- *menniskaz Proto-Germanic
- mennisc Old English
- mennisΔ Old English
- menska Old Norse
- menskr Old Norse
- mennisko Old High German
- πΌπ°π½π½πΉππΊπ Gothic
- mennisco Old Dutch
- mennisko Old Dutch
- mensche Middle Low German
- mennisk Old Saxon
- mennisko Old Saxon
- menniska Old Frisian