Where does “mikil” come from?

mikil (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

mikil (Faroese): great; important

Definitions

  1. great; important

Ancestry of “mikil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemikillgreat, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...
2Proto-Germanic*mikilaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “mikil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →