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Where does “mangelen” come from?

mangelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mangel, from Middle High German mangel, 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...

Ancestry of “mangelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmangel—
2Middle High Germanmangel—
3Latinmanganummanganese; mangonel
4Medieval Latinmagnesianominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “mangelen”

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