Where does “mestur” come from?

mestur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.

mestur (Faroese): superlative degree of mikil; superlative degree...

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of mikil; superlative degree...

Ancestry of “mestur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemestrsuperlative degree of mikill; most; largest
2Proto-Germanicmaistazsuperlative degree of *mikilaz; most
3Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mikilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic maistaz →
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