Where does “mickle” come from?

mickle (English) comes from Middle English mickle, from Old English miċel, from Proto-West Germanic mikil, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.

mickle (English): great or large; To a great extent; Frequently,...

Definitions

  1. great or large; To a great extent; Frequently,...

Ancestry of “mickle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmickle—
2Old Englishmiċelgreat, large, much
3Proto-West Germanicmikilbig, large
4Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—

Words derived from “mickle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mikilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mikil →