Where does “matmangel” come from?
matmangel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mangel, from German mangel, from Middle High German mange, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
matmangel (Norwegian Bokmål): food shortage
Definitions
- food shortage
Ancestry of “matmangel”, step by step
matmangel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål mangel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mangel | lack, want, absence; defect, flaw, deficiency,... |
| 2 | German | mangel | inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mange | mangle |
| 4 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |