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Where does “Mandel” come from?

Mandel (German) comes from Old High German mandala, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

Mandel (German): almond; amygdala; tonsil

Definitions

  1. almond; amygdala; tonsil

Ancestry of “Mandel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmandalaalmond
2Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
3Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

Words derived from “Mandel”

  • mandelic
  • mandelate
  • Mandelbaum
  • Mandelentzündung
  • Mandelmilch
  • mandel
  • mandla
  • mandla
  • mandel
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