Where does “many” come from?

many (Middle English) comes from Old English maniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

Ancestry of “many”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmaniġmany, much
2Proto-West Germanic*managmany
3Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

Words derived from “many”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manag →