Where does “männich” come from?

männich (Low German) comes from Central Franconian männich, from Old Saxon manag, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

männich (Low German): many

Definitions

  1. many

Ancestry of “männich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Franconianmännichsome; many a
2Old Saxonmanagmany
3Proto-West Germanic*managmany
4Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manag →