människa
Swedish
/mɛnːɪɧa/
noun
Definitions
- a human being
- a person, people; (as a count)
- (in plural) mankind
Etymology
Derived from Old Swedish mænniskia derived from Old Saxon mennisko 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
- mensk English
- übermensch English
- Echsenmensch German
- Familienmensch German
- Gefühlsmensch German
- Gutmensch German
- Jetztmensch German
- Lebensmensch German
- Mensch German
- Menschanschauung German
- Menschenaffe German
- Menschenfeind German
- Menschenfleisch German
- Menschenfresser German
- Menschenfuß German
- Menschengedenken German
- Menschengeschlecht German
- Menschenhand German
- Menschenjagd German
- Menschenkenntnis German
- Menschenkind German
- Menschenleben German
- Menschenmenge German
- Menschenrasse German
- Menschenrecht German
- Menschenscheu German
- Menschensohn German
- Menschenverstand German
- Menschenversuch German
- Menschheit German
- Mitmensch German
- Unmensch German
- Untermensch German
- menschengemacht German
- menschenleer German
- menschenwürdig German
- menschlich German
- Übermensch German
- *mon- Proto-Indo-European
- *mann- Proto-Germanic
- *manniskaz Proto-Germanic
- med Swedish
- medmänniska Swedish
- människonatur Swedish
- människovärde Swedish
- natur Swedish
- värde Swedish
- mennisc Old English
- mennisċ Old English
- menska Old Norse
- menskr Old Norse
- medmenneske Danish
- menneske Danish
- menneskebestand Danish
- menneskelig Danish
- menneskerettighed Danish
- menneskesyn Danish
- neandertalmenneske Danish
- mennisko Old High German
- mensche Middle High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- *manniskō gmw-pro
- mennisco Old Dutch
- mennisko Old Dutch
- mennisk Old Saxon
- mennisko Old Saxon
- mænniskia Old Swedish
- menniska Old Frisian
- mænneskæ Old Danish