Where does “Nahrungsmangel” come from?
Nahrungsmangel (German) comes from German mangel, from Middle High German mange, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Nahrungsmangel (German): food shortage
Definitions
- food shortage
Ancestry of “Nahrungsmangel”, step by step
Nahrungsmangel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mangel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mangel | inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | mange | mangle |
| 3 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German Nahrung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nahrung | food and drink |