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”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nɑ.ɣĩː/

Noun

*managį̄ f

multitude, variety

Inflection

Declension 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)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*manaʒīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 259

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*manaʒīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 259

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