Meanings
- alternativeAlternative spelling of many used in combination with nouns to form other nouns and adjectives
manicoloured, manifaceted, manifold, manisided, maniverse
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*managaz“many”
- Proto-West Germanic*managa-
- Old Englishmaniġ-
- Middle Englishmani-
- Englishmani-
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-”).
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