Where does “æftergengel” come from?
æftergengel (Old English) comes from Old English gengel, from Persian جنگل, from Hindi जंगल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
æftergengel (Old English): a successor
Ancestry of “æftergengel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | gengel | — |
| 2 | Persian | جنگل | jungle, forest |
| 3 | Hindi | जंगल | forest, woods |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जङ्गल | arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile... |