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Where does “how many” come from?

how many (English) comes from Old English hū maniġ.

how many (English): unspecified number; what number

Definitions

  1. unspecified number; what number

Ancestry of “how many”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhū maniġ—

Words derived from “how many”

  • how manyth
Every word from Old English hū maniġ →