English
how many
How many comes from Old English hū maniġ.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hū maniġ
- Englishearliest quotation 1800how many
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hū maniġ
- Englishearliest quotation 1800how many
Earliest quotation: 1800, George Fox, A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life: “And I saw how many were destroying the simplicity,…”
Every English word from Old English hū maniġ
Today it means
det unspecified number
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hū maniġ / how many