Where does “ontmanteling” come from?

ontmanteling (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontmantelen, 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.

ontmanteling (Dutch): dismantling

Definitions

  1. dismantling

Ancestry of “ontmanteling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontmantelento dismantle
2Dutchmantelcape, cloak, mantle
3Middle Dutchmantel—
4Latinmantēllum—
5Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
6Gaulishmantos—
7Proto-Celticmantos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →