Where does “mangler” come from?
mangler (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...
mangler (English): One who mangles laundry; One who mangles or...
Definitions
- One who mangles laundry; One who mangles or...
Ancestry of “mangler”, 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... |