Where does “monk” come from?
monk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mong, from Proto-Germanic mangą — mix; crowd.
monk (Saterland Frisian): among
Ancestry of “monk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | mong | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mangą | mix; crowd |