manch

Mane (Îngilîzî)

many a; many; some

Hevwate

viele

viel

zuhauf

mancher

gewiß

manche

manches

Werger

many

menig

multus

maint

molti

billions

πολλοί

عدة

in droves

manyfold

more than one can poke a stick at

more than one can shake a stick at

beaucoup

trillions

Zarava

Basel-Landschaft (de)

männg

Agahiyên ji hêla: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/manç/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: manec

Ji Old High German mîras hatiye girtin: manag

Hevwate bi holendî: menig

Hevwate bi îngilîzî: many

Hevwate bi polonî: mnogi

In summary

From Middle High German manec, from Old High German manag. The -ch is due to the traditional fricative pronunciation of non-initial -g- in Central German dialects. The spelling became predominant in Early New High German, possibly reinforced by the similar clusters in welch and solch. The original form has remained in mannigfach, manniglich, mannigfaltig, etc. Cognate with Dutch menig, English many, Polish mnogi.