Where does “mantelzorg” come from?

mantelzorg (Dutch) comes from Dutch mantel, 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.

mantelzorg (Dutch): provision of care to disabled, old or ill people by non-professionals in their environment

Definitions

  1. provision of care to disabled, old or ill people by non-professionals in their environment

Ancestry of “mantelzorg”, step by step

mantelzorg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mantel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmantelcape, cloak, mantle
2Middle Dutchmantel
3Latinmantēllum
4Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Gaulishmantos
6Proto-Celticmantos
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

via Dutch zorg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzorgcare; concern, worry
2Middle Dutchsorgecare
3Old Dutchsorgaworry
4Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
5Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “mantelzorg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH-Every word from Proto-Celtic mantosEvery word from Gaulish mantos