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
Ancestry of “mikil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mikill | great, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *mikilaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “mikil”