Where does “mångdubbling” come from?

mångdubbling (Swedish) comes from Swedish mångdubbla, from Swedish mång-, from Swedish mången, from Old Norse mangr, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

mångdubbling (Swedish): multiplication increase in number

Definitions

  1. multiplication increase in number

Ancestry of “mångdubbling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmångdubblamultiply increase in amount
2Swedishmång-many (constituting a large number of the thing that follows)
3Swedishmångenmany a; many, many people
4Old Norsemangr—
5Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Swedish mång- →