Where does “many-branched” come from?

many-branched (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.

many-branched (English): Possessing or diverging in multiple branches

Definitions

  1. Possessing or diverging in multiple branches

Ancestry of “many-branched”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manag →