Where does “mængen” come from?

mængen (Middle English) comes from Old English mængan, from Old English mengan, from Proto-Germanic mangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European menk- — maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...

Ancestry of “mængen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmængan—
2Old Englishmenganto mix, to mingle or blend
3Proto-Germanicmangijanąto knead, mix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenk-maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mangijaną →Every word from Old English mengan →