Where does “mantel” come from?

mantel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mantel, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

mantel (Dutch): cape, cloak, mantle

Definitions

  1. cape, cloak, mantle

Ancestry of “mantel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmantel
2Latinmantēllum
3Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Gaulishmantos
5Proto-Celticmantos
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “mantel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH-
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