Where does “männich” come from?

männich (Central Franconian) comes from Old Saxon manag, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

männich (Central Franconian): some; many a

Definitions

  1. some; many a

Ancestry of “männich”, step by step

männich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon manag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmanagmany
2Proto-West Germanic*managmany
3Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

via Middle High German manec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmanec—
2Old High Germanmanagmany

Words derived from “männich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manag →