Where does “bemangle” come from?
bemangle (English) comes from English mangle, from Dutch mangel, from Dutch mangelen, from Middle Dutch mangelen, from Middle Dutch mangel, from Middle High German mangel, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
bemangle (English): To mangle; to tear asunder
Definitions
- To mangle; to tear asunder
Ancestry of “bemangle”, step by step
bemangle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mangle | To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting,... |
| 2 | Dutch | mangel | lack, deficiency |
| 3 | Dutch | mangelen | to lack |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mangelen | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | mangel | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | mangel | — |
| 7 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |