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
Ancestry of “meng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | manag | many |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | managaz | many; much |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | menegʰ- | many, sufficient |