Where does “mengen” come from?
mengen (Middle English) comes from Old English menġan, from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan, from Proto-Germanic mangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European menk- — maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...
Ancestry of “mengen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | menġan | to mix |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *mangijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mangijaną | to knead, mix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | menk- | maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;... |
Words derived from “mengen”