English
manfulness
Manfulness comes from Middle English manfulnesse ‘manfulness, male virtue’, from manful ‘Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man, human being’.
- 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‘person’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500man‘man, person’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manful‘Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manfulnesse‘manfulness, male virtue’
- Englishearliest quotation 1825manfulness
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‘person’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500man‘man, person’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manful‘Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manfulnesse‘manfulness, male virtue’
- Englishearliest quotation 1825manfulness
Earliest quotation: 1825, Thomas Carlyle: “Nor were these sentiments, be it remembered, the mere…”
Formed from manful + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man, human being’
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Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person, human, individual’
Old English mann ‘person’
Middle English man ‘man, person’
Middle English manful ‘Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined’
English manful
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man, human being’
through Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human, human being, person, individual’
men, mankind, munchkin, mannequin, mensch, shipman, mannish, 13 more
through Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person, human, individual’
through Old English mann ‘person’
chairman, madman, horseman, 11 more
through Middle English man ‘man, person’
Today it means
noun The state of being manful
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mon- / manfulness