Etymology

strongman

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Today it means: A man who performs feats of strength, as in competitions or as an attraction in a circus. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*strangaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*strang
  4. Old Englishstrang
  5. Middle Englishstrong
  6. Englishstrong
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. English todaystrongman

From strong + -man.

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