Where does “týdningarmikil” come from?

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

týdningarmikil (Faroese): important

Definitions

  1. important

Ancestry of “týdningarmikil”, step by step

týdningarmikil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese mikil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemikilgreat; important
2Old Norsemikillgreat, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...
3Proto-Germanic*mikilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

via Faroese týdningur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetýdningurmeaning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilazEvery word from Old Norse mikill