Where does “mantel” come from?

mantel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

mantel (Norwegian Bokmål): a mantel or mantelpiece, a shelf above a...

Definitions

  1. a mantel or mantelpiece, a shelf above a...

Ancestry of “mantel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmantēllum—
2Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
3Gaulishmantos—
4Proto-Celticmantos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →