Where does “mangled” come from?
Mangled comes from English mangle, from Middle Dutch mangel, from Old English -od, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, from Latin manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία.
mangled (English): mutilated, twisted, or disfigured; simple past...
Definitions
- mutilated, twisted, or disfigured; simple past...
Ancestry of “mangled”, step by step
| 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... |