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English word origin

Etymology of mans

Etymology tree English man Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ms Proto-Indo-European *-omsder. Proto-Germanic *-anzder.? Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s Proto-Germanic *-ōz Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.? Anglian Old E

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The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of man

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

plural of man

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

genitive of man

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of man.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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