English
mankeep
Back-formation from mankeeping, equivalent to man + keep.
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-Indo-European *ǵab-
Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną ‘to look’
Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan
Old English cēpan ‘to seize’
Middle English kepen ‘to keep’
English keep
Today it means
verb To engage in mankeeping.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / mankeep