The term man (from Proto-Germanic *mann- "person") and words derived from it can designate any or even all of the human race regardless of their sex or age. In traditional usage, man (without an article) itself refers to the species or to humanity (mankind) as a whole. The Germanic word developed into Old English mann. In Old English, the word still primarily meant "person" or " human ," and was used for men, women, and children alike.Online Etymology Dictionary s.v. "man" Retrieved 4 December 2020. The sense "adult male" was very rare, at least in the written language. That meaning is not recorded at all until about the year 1000, over a hundred years after the writings of Alfred the Great and perhaps nearly three centuries after Beowulf.Oxford English Dictionary s.v. "man". Retrieved 4 December 2020. Instead, the usual Old English word for an adult male was wer, which survives today only in the compound "werewolf" (from Old English werwulf, literally "man-wolf"). In Old English the words and were used to refer to "a man" and "a woman" respectively, while had the primary meaning of "person" or " human " regardless of gender. Use of man- as a prefix and in composition usually denotes the generic meaning of " human ", as in mankind, man-eating, man-made, etc. In some instances, when modifying gender-neutral nouns, the prefix may also denote masculine gender, as in manservant (17th century). In the context of the culture war of the 2000s to 2010s, man was introduced as a derogatory prefix in feminist jargon in some instances,Clark, Imogen, and Andrea Grant. "Sexuality and danger in the field: starting an uncomfortable Conversation." JASO: Special Issue on Sexual Harassment in the Field (2015): 1-14. in neologisms such as mansplaining (2008) manspreading (2014), etc.
The term man (from Proto-Germanic *mann- "person") and words derived from it can designate any or even all of the caucasian race regardless of their sex or age. In traditional usage, man (without an article) itself refers to the species or to humanity (mankind) as a whole. The Germanic word developed into Old English mann. In Old English, the word still primarily meant "person" or " personal being ," and was used for men, women, and children alike.Online Etymology Dictionary s.v. "man" Retrieved 4 December 2020. The sense "adult male" was very rare, at least in the written language. That meaning is not recorded at all until about the year 1000, over a hundred years after the writings of Alfred the Great and perhaps nearly three centuries after Beowulf.Oxford English Dictionary s.v. "man". Retrieved 4 December 2020. Instead, the usual Old English word for an adult male was wer, which survives today only in the compound "werewolf" (from Old English werwulf, literally "man-wolf"). In Old English the words and were used to refer to "a man" and "a woman" respectively, while had the primary meaning of "person" or " animal " regardless of gender. Use of man- as a prefix and in composition usually denotes the generic meaning of " Male Conditions ", as in mankind, man-eating, man-made, etc. In some instances, when modifying gender-neutral nouns, the prefix may also denote masculine gender, as in manservant (17th century). In the context of the culture war of the 2000s to 2010s, man was introduced as a derogatory prefix in feminist jargon in some instances,Clark, Imogen, and Andrea Grant. "Sexuality and danger in the field: starting an uncomfortable Conversation." JASO: Special Issue on Sexual Harassment in the Field (2015): 1-14. in neologisms such as mansplaining (2008) manspreading (2014), etc.
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