Where does “mangen” come from?
mangen (Danish) comes from Old Norse mangr, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.
mangen (Danish): many
Ancestry of “mangen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mangr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | managaz | many; much |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | menegʰ- | many, sufficient |