Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mann

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

person, human

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

Descendants

Old English: mann, ᛗ, man, monn, mon, manna
- Middle English: mon, man, manne, monne, mæn
  - Scots: man
  - English: man
  - Yola: man
Old Frisian: man, mon
- North Frisian: maan
- Saterland Frisian: Mon
- West Frisian: man
Old Saxon: man
- Middle Low German: man
  - German Low German: Mann
    - Plautdietsch: Maun
Old Dutch: man
- Middle Dutch: man
  - Dutch: man
  - Limburgish: man
  - Zealandic: man
Old High German: man
- Middle High German: man
  - Alemannic German: ma, mà, Maa, Mann, Mànn, mo, ma'
    Swabian: Ma, Mâ, Mô, Mâo, Mâu
  - Bavarian: mon, mònn, moon, ma'
    Cimbrian: man, mann, månn
    Mòcheno: mònn
  - Central Franconian:
    Hunsrik: Mann
  - East Central German:
    Silesian German: Moan
  - German: Mann, man
  - Luxembourgish: Mann
  - Rhine Franconian:
    Pennsylvania German: Mann
  - Yiddish: מאַן‎ (man)

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