Where does “mani-” come from?

mani- (English) comes from English many, from Middle English many, from Old English maniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

mani- (English): used in combination with nouns to form other nouns and adjectives

Definitions

  1. used in combination with nouns to form other nouns and adjectives

Ancestry of “mani-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanyAn indefinite large number of; Used to indicate,...
2Middle Englishmany—
3Old Englishmaniġmany, much
4Proto-West Germanic*managmany
5Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

Words derived from “mani-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →