Man (word)
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The term man (from Proto-Germanic *mannaz or *manwaz "man, person") and words derived from it can designate any or even all of the human race regardless of their sex or age. This is indeed the oldest usage of "man". The word developed into Old English man, mann "human being, person," (cf. also German Mann, Old Norse maðr, Gothic manna "man"). The native English term for an adult male was wer. The native English form of the "earthling" designation cognate to Latin homo was guma.
*Mannaz or *Manwaz is also the Proto-Germanic reconstructed name of the m-rune.
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