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Where does “mangleth” come from?

mangleth (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...

mangleth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “mangleth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmangleTo change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting,...
2Dutchmangel
3DutchmangelenTo lack; To fail, fall short; To wring laundry ...
4Middle Dutchmangelen—
5Middle Dutchmangel—
6Middle High Germanmangel—
7Latinmanganummanganese; mangonel
8Medieval Latinmagnesianominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
9Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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