Where does “mantle” come from?

Mantle derives from Middle English mantel, from Old English mæntel, from Proto-West Germanic mantil, from Proto-Germanic mantilaz, a garment worn over the shoulders.

mantle (English): A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or...

Definitions

  1. A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or...

Ancestry of “mantle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmantelA mantle or robe; a loose overcoat
2Old Englishmæntel—
3Proto-Germanic*mantel—
4Latinmantēllum—
5Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
6Gaulishmantos—
7Proto-Celticmantos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “mantle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →