English
manger
Manger comes from Old French mangier ‘to eat’, from Latin manducō ‘to chew, gnaw on, masticate’, and ultimately from mandō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandō‘chew, eat, devour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandūcus‘glutton’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanducōas mandūcāre‘to chew, gnaw on, masticate’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mangier‘to eat’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400mangeoire
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manger
- Englishearliest quotation 1646same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandō‘chew, eat, devour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandūcus‘glutton’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanducōas mandūcāre‘to chew, gnaw on, masticate’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400mangier‘to eat’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400mangeoire
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manger
- Englishearliest quotation 1646same form
Earliest quotation: 1646, On the Morning of Christs Nativity: “It was the Winter wilde. While the Heav’n-born-childe, All…”
Linked words
through Latin mandō ‘chew, eat, devour’
commander, mandatory, mandate, commodore, commend, commando, commandant, commandment, mandible, mandibular, commandeer, 12 more
Today it means
noun A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin mandō / manger