Where does “manig-” come from?

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

manig- (Old English): many, multiple, multi-

Definitions

  1. many, multiple, multi-

Ancestry of “manig-”, step by step

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