Where does “mæntel” come from?

mæntel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *mantel, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

Ancestry of “mæntel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*mantel—
2Latinmantēllum—
3Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Gaulishmantos—
5Proto-Celticmantos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “mæntel”

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