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
Ancestry of “männich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Central Franconian | männich | some; many a |
| 2 | Old Saxon | manag | many |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *manag | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | managaz | many; much |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | menegʰ- | many, sufficient |