Mensch.
human, human being, person, man
Meaning & usage
human, human being, person, man
Sie ist ein ganz toller Mensch.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-Germanic *manniskaz Proto-West Germanic *mannisk Old High German menniskder. Old High German mennisko Middle High German mensche German Mensch From Middle High German mensche, mensch, from Old High German mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective mennisk, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”). Compare Yiddish מענטש (mentsh), Dutch mens, Danish menneske, Swedish människa, all with the primary sense of “person” or “human being”. The dialectal usage meaning "girl" or "woman" derives via an archaic sense of "servant", subsequently narrowed specifically to serving girls. The supposed corruption of Mädchen (“girl”) to Mensch is a folk etymology, but did indirectly influence the gender of das Mensch ("the girl"), which is neuter in dialectal usage (as opposed to the masculine der Mensch ("the person") in Standard German).
man! rah!
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-Germanic *manniskaz Proto-West Germanic *mannisk Old High German menniskder. Old High German mennisko Middle High German mensche German Mensch From Middle High German mensche, mensch, from Old High German mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective mennisk, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”). Compare Yiddish מענטש (mentsh), Dutch mens, Danish menneske, Swedish människa, all with the primary sense of “person” or “human being”. The dialectal usage meaning "girl" or "woman" derives via an archaic sense of "servant", subsequently narrowed specifically to serving girls. The supposed corruption of Mädchen (“girl”) to Mensch is a folk etymology, but did indirectly influence the gender of das Mensch ("the girl"), which is neuter in dialectal usage (as opposed to the masculine der Mensch ("the person") in Standard German).
woman
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-Germanic *manniskaz Proto-West Germanic *mannisk Old High German menniskder. Old High German mennisko Middle High German mensche German Mensch From Middle High German mensche, mensch, from Old High German mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective mennisk, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”). Compare Yiddish מענטש (mentsh), Dutch mens, Danish menneske, Swedish människa, all with the primary sense of “person” or “human being”. The dialectal usage meaning "girl" or "woman" derives via an archaic sense of "servant", subsequently narrowed specifically to serving girls. The supposed corruption of Mädchen (“girl”) to Mensch is a folk etymology, but did indirectly influence the gender of das Mensch ("the girl"), which is neuter in dialectal usage (as opposed to the masculine der Mensch ("the person") in Standard German).
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