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Where does “mendelize” come from?

mendelize (English) comes from English Mendel, from Yiddish מענדל, from Yiddish מאַן, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mendelize (English): To be inherited according to Mendel's laws

Definitions

  1. To be inherited according to Mendel's laws

Ancestry of “mendelize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMendel—
2Yiddishמענדל—
3Yiddishמאַןman; husband
4Middle High Germanmanman
5Old High Germanmanman
6Proto-Germanic*mann-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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