Where does “mantel” come from?

mantel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mantal, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

Ancestry of “mantel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmantal
2Latinmantēllum
3Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Gaulishmantos
5Proto-Celticmantos
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “mantel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH-Every word from Proto-Celtic mantosEvery word from Gaulish mantos