English

manlover

From man + lover.

A compound of man + lover

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 lovere

English lover

Today it means

noun Someone who loves men.

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

Etymograph / manlover