Where does “many” come from?

many (Yola) comes from Middle English mani, from Old English maniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic managaz, from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- — many, sufficient.

many (Yola): many

Definitions

  1. many

Ancestry of “many”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmanimany
2Old Englishmaniġmany, much
3Proto-West Germanic*managmany
4Proto-Germanicmanagazmany; much
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmenegʰ-many, sufficient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manag →