Where does “mången” come from?

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

mången (Swedish): many a; many, many people

Definitions

  1. many a; many, many people

Ancestry of “mången”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemangr—
2Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient

Words derived from “mången”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Old Norse mangr →