Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/managiþō

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 +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nɑ.ɣi.θɔː/

Noun

*managiþō f

1. quantity; amount
2. multitude

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *managiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*managiþō	*managiþôz
vocative	*managiþō	*managiþôz
accusative	*managiþǭ	*managiþōz
genitive	*managiþōz	*managiþǫ̂
dative	*managiþōi	*managiþōmaz
instrumental	*managiþō	*managiþōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: menigdu
• Old Frisian: *manigde, *manichte
  • West Frisian: mannichte
• Old Saxon: *menegda
  • Middle Low German: mennichte
• Frankish: *managda, *manigda
  • Old Dutch: *menigde
    • Middle Dutch: menichte
      • Dutch: menigte
  • → Old French: meinte, mainte
    • Middle French: maint
      • French: maint
• Old High German: managoti
• Old Norse: *mǫngd, *mengd
  • Faroese: mongd
  • Norwegian: mengd, mengde
  • Swedish: mängd
  • Danish: mængde