Where does “menig” come from?
menig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch menich, from Old Dutch manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.
menig (Dutch): many a
Ancestry of “menig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | menich | many, many a; various |
| 2 | Old Dutch | manag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | managaz | many; much |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | menegʰ- | many, sufficient |