English
manlihood
Manlihood comes from Middle English manlihede.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manlihede
- Englishtodaymanlihood
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manlihede
- Englishtodaymanlihood
Formed from manly + -hood
Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz
Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk
Old English *manlīċ
Middle English manli
English manly
The story
Alteration of earlier manlihead, from Middle English manlihede, manlyhed, equivalent to manly + -hood.
Every English word from Middle English manlihede
Today it means
noun The condition of being manly; manliness; manhood
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English manlihede / manlihood