Where does “meng” come from?

meng (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

meng (Alemannic German): many a, some

Definitions

  1. many a, some

Ancestry of “meng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmanagmany
2Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Old High German manag →