Where does “mångnationell” come from?

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

mångnationell (Swedish): multinational

Definitions

  1. multinational

Ancestry of “mångnationell”, 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- →
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