English

men

/mɛn/
(The) people, humanity, man(kind).

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    Origin

    From Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”). More at man.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishmen
      • inheritedOld Englishmenn “people”
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*manniz
          • derivedProto-Germanic*mann- “man”
            • inheritedProto-Indo-European*mon- “human being, man”
            • derivedProto-Indo-European*mon- “human being, man”

    Related: German Männer, Danish mænd, Swedish män

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