Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/managafalþaz

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 +‎ *-falþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nɑ.ɣɑ.ˌɸɑl.θɑz/

Adjective

*managafalþaz

1. various, diverse, manifold

Inflection

Declension of *managafalþaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*managafalþaz	*managafalþai	*managafalþō	*managafalþôz	*managafalþą, -atō	*managafalþō
Accusative	*managafalþanǭ	*managafalþanz	*managafalþǭ	*managafalþōz	*managafalþą, -atō	*managafalþō
Genitive	*managafalþas, -is	*managafalþaizǫ̂	*managafalþaizōz	*managafalþaizǫ̂	*managafalþas, -is	*managafalþaizǫ̂
Dative	*managafalþammai	*managafalþaimaz	*managafalþaizōi	*managafalþaimaz	*managafalþammai	*managafalþaimaz
Instrumental	*managafalþanō	*managafalþaimiz	*managafalþaizō	*managafalþaimiz	*managafalþanō	*managafalþaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*managafalþô	*managafalþaniz	*managafalþǭ	*managafalþōniz	*managafalþô	*managafalþōnō
Accusative	*managafalþanų	*managafalþanunz	*managafalþōnų	*managafalþōnunz	*managafalþô	*managafalþōnō
Genitive	*managafalþiniz	*managafalþanǫ̂	*managafalþōniz	*managafalþōnǫ̂	*managafalþiniz	*managafalþanǫ̂
Dative	*managafalþini	*managafalþammaz	*managafalþōni	*managafalþōmaz	*managafalþini	*managafalþammaz
Instrumental	*managafalþinē	*managafalþammiz	*managafalþōnē	*managafalþōmiz	*managafalþinē	*managafalþammiz

Derived terms

• *managafalþōną

Descendants

• Old English: maniġfeald, mæniġfeald
  • Middle English: manifald, monifald, manyfold, manifold
    • English: manifold, manyfold
• Old Frisian: manichfald
• Old Saxon: managfald
• Old Dutch: *manigfald
  • Middle Dutch: menichvout
    • Dutch: menigvoud, menigvoudig
• Old High German: manicfalt, manicfaltīg
  • Middle High German: manecvalt, manecvaltec
    • German: mannigfaltig
• Old Norse: margfaldr
  • Icelandic: margfaldur
  • Norwegian: mangfoldig
  • Old Swedish: mangfalder
    • Swedish: mångfald, mångfaldig
  • Danish: mangefold
  • Gutnish: manggfaldur
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (managfalþs)