Where does “Baumwollmantel” come from?

Baumwollmantel (German) comes from German Mantel, from Middle High German mantel, from Old High German mantal, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

Baumwollmantel (German): cotton coat

Definitions

  1. cotton coat

Ancestry of “Baumwollmantel”, step by step

Baumwollmantel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mantel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMantelmantle; coat
2Middle High Germanmantel—
3Old High Germanmantal—
4Latinmantēllum—
5Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
6Gaulishmantos—
7Proto-Celticmantos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

via German Baumwolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaumwollecotton
2Middle High Germanboumwolle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →