Where does “regenmantel” come from?

regenmantel (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.

regenmantel (Dutch): mantle, cloak to protect against the rain

Definitions

  1. mantle, cloak to protect against the rain

Ancestry of “regenmantel”, step by step

regenmantel 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 regen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregenrain
2Middle Dutchrēgenrain
3Old Dutchreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →