Where does “mængdedifferens” come from?
mængdedifferens (Danish) comes from Danish mængde, from Norwegian Nynorsk mengd, from Proto-Germanic managiþō, from Proto-Indo-European monegʰ- — many.
mængdedifferens (Danish): relative complement, set-theoretic difference
Definitions
- relative complement, set-theoretic difference
Ancestry of “mængdedifferens”, step by step
mængdedifferens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mængde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mængde | amount, quantity; number; crowd |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mengd | an amount, quantity; a great number, crowd,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | managiþō | quantity; amount; multitude |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | monegʰ- | many |
via Danish differens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | differens | difference |