mongrel
English
/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/, /ˈmɑŋ.ɡɹəl/
noun
Definitions
- (often) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.
- (slang) A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often) a pitiable person.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mongrel suffix from English mong (person with Down syndrome, throng, crowd, mixture, group) derived from Old English ġemong (mingling) derived from Proto-Germanic *mang- (mix).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mang-
Gloss
mix
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- among English
- mong English
- monged English
- mongrelisation English
- mongrelise English
- mongrelish English
- mongrelism English
- mongrelization English
- mongrelize English
- mongrelly English
- mongrelness English
- mongtard English
- *menk- Proto-Indo-European
- *mang- Proto-Germanic
- *mangą Proto-Germanic
- gemang Old English
- ġemong Old English
- mong Middle English
- mongrel Middle English