English
Monroe
Monroe comes from Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mon-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mon-‘man, human being’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mann-‘human, human being, person, individual’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mann‘person, human, individual’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mann‘human being, person, man’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005Monroe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mon-‘man, human being’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mann-‘human, human being, person, individual’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mann‘person, human, individual’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mann‘human being, person, man’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005Monroe
Earliest quotation: 2005, Jesse Helms, Introduction: “I was born and raised in Monroe, the seat…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man, human being’
through Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human, human being, person, individual’
men, mankind, mannequin, munchkin, mensch, shipman, mannish, 13 more
through Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person, human, individual’
through Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’
Today it means
name A Scottish topographic surname from Scottish Gaelic from Gaelic words meaning "foot of a hill"
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mon- / Monroe