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-
Ancestry of “manig-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | maniġ | many, much |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *manag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | managaz | many; much |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | menegʰ- | many, sufficient |