Etymology

mingle

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Today it means: To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product. Full definition →

Middle English menglen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommenglen
  2. English todaymingle

From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.

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