Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “manec” come from?

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

Ancestry of “manec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmanagmany
2Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

Words derived from “manec”

  • manch
  • manchmal
  • mancherlei
  • munch
  • munchmol
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