mani-

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*managaz“many”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*managa-
3. Old English · inherited frommaniġ-
4. Middle English · inherited frommani-
5. English todaymani-

From many; and also continuing Middle English mani-, mæni-, maniȝ- (also moni-, moniȝ-), from Old English maniġ-, meniġ-, mæniġ- (“many-, multi-”), from Proto-West Germanic *managa-, *manīga- (“many-, multi-”), from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“many”). Cognate with Old Frisian manich-, monich- (“many-”), Old Dutch manag- (“many-”), Old Saxon manag- (“many-”), Old High German manag- (“many-”), modern German manch- (“many-, some-”).

Words from the same roots