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Where does “mang-” come from?

mang- (Proto-Indo-European): to embellish, dress, trim

Definitions

  1. to embellish, dress, trim

Words derived from “mang-”

  • mongering
  • monger
  • fishmonger
  • ironmonger
  • costermonger
  • warmonger
  • cheesemonger
  • whoremonger
  • newsmonger
  • mangonel
  • scandalmonger
  • scandalmongering
  • gossipmonger
  • fellmonger
  • whoremongering
  • scaremonger
  • rumormonger
  • hatemonger
  • balladmonger
  • phrasemonger
  • woodmonger
  • newsmongering
  • boroughmonger
  • fearmonger