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mennish

mennish

English

Adjective

mennish ‎(not comparable)

(rare) Like or characteristic of men. (Also used in compounds.)
- John Bunyan Robinson:
  But Men are Mennish[;] don't seek perfect Men.
- Jennifer Clare Burke:
  I hate men and all things mennish!

Etymology

Modern uses are probably men +‎ -ish; older ones may be from Middle English mennish ‎(“human”), from Old English mennisc ‎(“human; natural; humane”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz ‎(“human, humanity”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- ‎(“man, human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *mAnw- ‎(“man”).

Cognate with Old Saxon mennisc, Old High German menniscer, Old Norse menskr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 ‎(mannisks). More at man, mannish.