Where does “mangelen” come from?
mangelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mangelen, from Middle Dutch mangel, from Middle High German mangel, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mangelen (Dutch): to lack
Definitions
- to lack
Ancestry of “mangelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | mangelen | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mangel | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | mangel | — |
| 4 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |