man
Old High German
noun
Definitions
- man
Etymology
Inherited from *mann, *mann inherited from Proto-Germanic *mann- (man, person, human, human being) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (man, neck, nape).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mon-
Gloss
man, neck, nape
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
男, 夫, 士
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Westman English
- lemman English
- manslaughter English
- woman English
- manus Latin
- montānus Latin
- Mann German
- Spielmann German
- man German
- Bosjesman Dutch, Flemish
- Engelsman Dutch, Flemish
- Fransman Dutch, Flemish
- Hofman Dutch, Flemish
- Huisman Dutch, Flemish
- Nutsman Dutch, Flemish
- Tempelman Dutch, Flemish
- akkerman Dutch, Flemish
- ambachtsman Dutch, Flemish
- anderman Dutch, Flemish
- arbeidsman Dutch, Flemish
- baardman Dutch, Flemish
- barman Dutch, Flemish
- beurtman Dutch, Flemish
- bewindsman Dutch, Flemish
- boeman Dutch, Flemish
- bootsman Dutch, Flemish
- boschjesman Dutch, Flemish
- bouwman Dutch, Flemish
- brandweerman Dutch, Flemish
- buitenman Dutch, Flemish
- buurman Dutch, Flemish
- cisman Dutch, Flemish
- dienstman Dutch, Flemish
- dochtersman Dutch, Flemish
- dolleman Dutch, Flemish
- dronkeman Dutch, Flemish
- dronkenman Dutch, Flemish
- edelman Dutch, Flemish
- eenmanszaak Dutch, Flemish
- ex-man Dutch, Flemish
- goedheiligman Dutch, Flemish
- honderdman Dutch, Flemish
- hoofdman Dutch, Flemish
- ijscoman Dutch, Flemish
- jongeman Dutch, Flemish
- kerstman Dutch, Flemish
- koopman Dutch, Flemish
- krijgsman Dutch, Flemish
- landman Dutch, Flemish
- landweerman Dutch, Flemish
- leenman Dutch, Flemish
- loodsman Dutch, Flemish
- luipaardman Dutch, Flemish
- man Dutch, Flemish
- manbeer Dutch, Flemish
- mandag Dutch, Flemish
- mangat Dutch, Flemish
- manhaftig Dutch, Flemish
- manneken Dutch, Flemish
- mannelijk Dutch, Flemish
- mannenbroeder Dutch, Flemish
- mannenvoetbal Dutch, Flemish
- manschap Dutch, Flemish
- manuur Dutch, Flemish
- manwijf Dutch, Flemish
- manziek Dutch, Flemish
- medicijnman Dutch, Flemish
- meerman Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeebootman Dutch, Flemish
- opperman Dutch, Flemish
- pieterman Dutch, Flemish
- ploegman Dutch, Flemish
- politieman Dutch, Flemish
- raadsman Dutch, Flemish
- sandwichman Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwman Dutch, Flemish
- sportman Dutch, Flemish
- staartman Dutch, Flemish
- stielman Dutch, Flemish
- stierman Dutch, Flemish
- stuurman Dutch, Flemish
- timmerman Dutch, Flemish
- topman Dutch, Flemish
- transman Dutch, Flemish
- tuinman Dutch, Flemish
- vakman Dutch, Flemish
- veerman Dutch, Flemish
- vlegelsman Dutch, Flemish
- voerman Dutch, Flemish
- voetman Dutch, Flemish
- voorman Dutch, Flemish
- vuilnisman Dutch, Flemish
- waarsman Dutch, Flemish
- waterman Dutch, Flemish
- wattman Dutch, Flemish
- weerman Dutch, Flemish
- weidman Dutch, Flemish
- werkman Dutch, Flemish
- zageman Dutch, Flemish
- zeeman Dutch, Flemish
- *man- Proto-Indo-European
- *mon- Proto-Indo-European
- *mánu- Proto-Indo-European
- *laidō Proto-Germanic
- *mann- Proto-Germanic
- *manniskaz Proto-Germanic
- *manniz Proto-Germanic
- *mannz, *mann- Proto-Germanic
- *manō Proto-Germanic
- Norþmann Old English
- ceapmann Old English
- dwolmann Old English
- ealdormann Old English
- gedwolmann Old English
- gleomann Old English
- glædmann Old English
- hyrmann Old English
- ladmann Old English
- mancynn Old English
- mann Old English
- mannbære Old English
- mannleas Old English
- mannlice Old English
- manslaga Old English
- mennisc Old English
- sæmann Old English
- unmann Old English
- weorcmann Old English
- wifmann Old English
- wæpnedmann Old English
- æcermann Old English
- मनुष्य Sanskrit
- मन्या Sanskrit
- lemman Middle English
- man Middle English
- manne Middle English
- mon Middle English
- monne Middle English
- mæn Middle English
- arfsalsmaðr Old Norse
- arftǫkumaðr Old Norse
- athugamaðr Old Norse
- banamaðr Old Norse
- beizlumaðr Old Norse
- beiðslumaðr Old Norse
- blótmaðr Old Norse
- byrgismaðr Old Norse
- eyjamaðr Old Norse
- fáganarmaðr Old Norse
- galdramaðr Old Norse
- hávaðamaðr Old Norse
- karlmaðr Old Norse
- kvennamaðr Old Norse
- kvennmaðr Old Norse
- kviðmaðr Old Norse
- leikmaðr Old Norse
- makki Old Norse
- mann Old Norse
- manngi Old Norse
- mannkyn Old Norse
- maðr Old Norse
- nauðmaðr Old Norse
- nauðungarmaðr Old Norse
- norðmaðr Old Norse
- seiðmaðr Old Norse
- stríðsmaðr Old Norse
- trúnaðarmaðr Old Norse
- umboðsmaðr Old Norse
- vitrleiksmaðr Old Norse
- úfriðarmaðr Old Norse
- almen Danish
- *mǫžь Proto-Slavic
- maður Icelandic
- man Middle Dutch
- spil Old High German
- boschjesman Afrikaans
- man Afrikaans
- maður Faroese
- houbetman Middle High German
- man Middle High German
- spilman Middle High German
- Mann Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽 Gothic
- מאַן Yiddish
- *mann gmw-pro
- man Old Dutch
- *monis Proto-Celtic
- man Middle Low German
- man Cimbrian
- mann Cimbrian
- månn Cimbrian
- *manušyás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- hovidman Old Saxon
- man Old Saxon
- Maa Alemannic German
- Mann Alemannic German
- Mànn Alemannic German
- ma Alemannic German
- mo Alemannic German
- mà Alemannic German
- maþer Old Swedish
- man Western Frisian
- man Old Frisian
- mon Old Frisian
- men Mòcheno
- mònn Mòcheno
- Mann Pennsylvania German
- Mann Hunsrik
- Man North Frisian
- moon North Frisian
- mon Bavarian
- moon Bavarian
- mònn Bavarian
- mann Norn
- Moan East Central German