Where does “Mengen” come from?

Mengen (German) comes from German Menge, from Old High German managī, from Proto-Germanic managį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Mengen (German): plural of Menge; masses, amounts

Definitions

  1. plural of Menge; masses, amounts

Ancestry of “Mengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMengequantity; multitude; crowd
2Old High Germanmanagīquantity
3Proto-Germanicmanagį̄multitude, variety
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic managį̄ →