Where does “mandel” come from?

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

mandel (Swedish): an almond, a kind of nut; a tonsil

Definitions

  1. an almond, a kind of nut; a tonsil

Ancestry of “mandel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmandelalmond
2Middle High Germanmandel—
3Old High Germanmandalaalmond
4Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
5Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

Words derived from “mandel”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →Every word from Old High German mandala →