An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/männiglich

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
männiglich
Friedrich Kluge2512145An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — männiglich1891John Francis Davis

männiglich, pron. ‘everybody,’ from MidHG. manne-gelîch, menneclîch, ‘every’; lit. manne gelîch, OHG. manno glîh, ‘each of men,’ whence OHG. manniclîch and mannolîch, ‘every, each.’ Similarly täglich is based on OHG. tagogilîh, ‘every day.’ OHG. gilîh, ‘every,’ is identical with gleich.