Where does “matal” come from?

matal (Middle Irish) comes from Old Norse mǫttull, from Late Latin mantum, from Latin mantellum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

Ancestry of “matal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫttull
2Late Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
3Latinmantellumcovering, cloak
4Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
5Gaulishmantos
6Proto-Celticmantos
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “matal

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