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Where does “mongrelisation” come from?

mongrelisation (English) comes from English mongrel, from Middle English mongrel, from Old English ġemang, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

mongrelisation (English): Alternative spelling of mongrelization

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  1. Alternative spelling of mongrelization

Ancestry of “mongrelisation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongrelSomeone or something of mixed kind or uncertain...
2Middle Englishmongrel—
3Old Englishġemanga mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company;...
4Old Englishġe-—
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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