Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/managį̄

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *managaz (“many”) +‎ *-į̄ (“nominal suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nɑ.ɣĩː/

Noun

*managį̄ f

1. multitude, variety

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *managį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*managį̄	*managīniz
vocative	*managį̄	*managīniz
accusative	*managīnų	*managīnunz
genitive	*managīniz	*managīnǫ̂
dative	*managīni	*managīmaz
instrumental	*managīnē	*managīmiz

Synonyms

• *managiþō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *managī
  • Old English: maneġu, maniġu, meniġu, meniġeo, menġu
    • Middle English: manye, *menye
      • Scots: monie
      • English: many
  • Old Frisian: menī, menie, mene
  • Old Saxon: menegī, menigī
  • Old High German: managī, managīn, manegī, menigī, manakī, menikī
    • Middle High German: menege, mengi, menige
      • German: Menge
      • Rhine Franconian: Meng, Menge
        • Palatine German: Meng
        • Pennsylvania German: Meng
      • Vilamovian: meń
      • Yiddish: מענגע (menge)
• Old Norse: mengi n
  • Icelandic: mengi n
  • Faroese: meingi n
  • Swedish: mänge (dialectal)
  • Danish: mænge c (dialectal)
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 (managei)