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Where does “mangel” come from?

mangel (Middle High German) comes 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 “mangel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mangel”

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