Where does “månghövdad” come from?

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

månghövdad (Swedish): polycephalous

Definitions

  1. polycephalous

Ancestry of “månghövdad”, step by step

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