Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/managī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *managį̄. Equivalent to *manag (“many”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*managī f

1. multitude

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*managī
Genitive	*managīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*managī	—
Accusative	*managīn	—
Genitive	*managīn	—
Dative	*managīn	—
Instrumental	*managīn	—

Descendants

• 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)