Where does “mangur” come from?

mangur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mangr, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

mangur (Faroese): many

Definitions

  1. many

Ancestry of “mangur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemangr—
2Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Old Norse mangr →