English

manhug

From man + hug.

A compound of man + hug

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

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Proto-Germanic *hugiz ‘mind, thought, sense, understanding’

Old Norse hugga

English hug

Today it means

noun Synonym of brohug.

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