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Where does “mangel” come from?

mangel (German) comes 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...

mangel (German): inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “mangel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmangemangle
2Latinmanganummanganese; mangonel
3Medieval Latinmagnesianominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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