English

man-killer

Man-killer comes from Middle English man-killer.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from man + killer

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Middle English killer

Every English word from Middle English man-killer

noun A murderer.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.