Etymology

personhood

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Today it means: The state or period of being a person. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English person
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The story

  1. Latinpersōna
  2. Anglo-Normanpersoune
  3. Middle Englishpersoun
  4. Englishperson
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  6. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  7. English todaypersonhood

From person + -hood.

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