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Where does “mængan” come from?

mængan (Old English) comes from Old English mengan, from Proto-Germanic mangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European menk- — maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...

Ancestry of “mængan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmenganto mix, to mingle or blend
2Proto-Germanicmangijanąto knead, mix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenk-maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...

Words derived from “mængan”

  • mangen
  • mængen
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