English

manward

Manward comes from Middle English; the Middle English form is not named.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from man + -ward

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

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

adj Directed toward mankind.

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