Where does “mångenstädes” come from?

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

mångenstädes (Swedish): in many places

Definitions

  1. in many places

Ancestry of “mångenstädes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmångenmany a; many, many people
2Old Norsemangr—
3Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Old Norse mangr →