Where does “mancherlei” come from?

mancherlei (German) comes from German manch, from Middle High German manec, from Old High German manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

mancherlei (German): Various, of many types

Definitions

  1. Various, of many types

Ancestry of “mancherlei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmanchmany a; many; some
2Middle High Germanmanec—
3Old High Germanmanagmany
4Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Old High German manag →