Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mann

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mann-.

Noun

*mann m

  1. person, human, individual
    Synonyms: *karil, *leud
  2. (as a pronoun) one, you

Inflection

The rare Old English nominative singular form manna may be a remnant of an old n-stem form *manō or *mannō.

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *mann
Genitive *manni
Singular Plural
Nominative *mann *manni
Accusative *mannu *manni
Genitive *manni *mannō
Dative *manni *mannum
Instrumental *manni *mannum

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: mann, ᛗ (m), man, monn, mon, manna
    • Middle English: man, manne, mæn, mon, monne
      • English: man, -man (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: man
      • Yola: man
    • ⇒ Middle English: man, men, me (indefinite pronoun)
      • English: me (indefinite pronoun) (obsolete)
  • Old Frisian: man, mon
    • North Frisian: maan
    • Saterland Frisian: Mon
    • West Frisian: man
  • Old Saxon: mann, man
  • Old Dutch: man
  • Old High German: man
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