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
Ancestry of “mångenstädes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mången | many a; many, many people |
| 2 | Old Norse | mangr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | managaz | many; much |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | menegʰ- | many, sufficient |