Where does “unmangled” come from?
unmangled (English) comes from English mangled, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
unmangled (English): Not mangled
Definitions
- Not mangled
Ancestry of “unmangled”, step by step
unmangled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mangled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mangled | mutilated, twisted, or disfigured; simple past... |
| 2 | English | mangle | To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting,... |
| 3 | Dutch | mangel | lack, deficiency |
| 4 | Dutch | mangelen | to lack |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | mangelen | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | mangel | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | mangel | — |
| 8 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |