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Where does “maniġ” come from?

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

maniġ (Old English): many, much

Definitions

  1. many, much

Ancestry of “maniġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*manag—
2Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

Words derived from “maniġ”

  • manyness
  • manyfold
  • manyplies
  • overmany
  • maniness
  • manywise
  • many-sided
  • manycore
  • many-branched
  • many-sidedness
  • many-handed
  • many-handedness
  • many-handedly
  • many
  • moni
  • mani
  • manig-
  • many
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