Where does “mandel” come from?

mandel (Romansch) comes from German Mandel, from Old High German mandala, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

mandel (Romansch): almond; tonsil

Definitions

  1. almond; tonsil

Ancestry of “mandel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMandelalmond; amygdala; tonsil
2Old High Germanmandalaalmond
3Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
4Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →Every word from Old High German mandala →