Where does “Ledermantel” come from?

Ledermantel (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.

Ledermantel (German): leather coat

Definitions

  1. leather coat

Ancestry of “Ledermantel”, step by step

Ledermantel 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 leder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlederleather
2Middle High Germanlëder—
3Old High Germanledar—
4Proto-West Germanic*leþrleather
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →