myEtymology.com: English etymology of manservant

Etymology of the English word manservant

the English word manservant

derived from the English word man

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *manwaz

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-

derived from the English word servant

derived from the Old French word servant

derived from the Old French word servir

derived from the Late Latin word servire (serve; be a slave to; with DAT)

derived from the Latin word servus (slave; servant)