Where does “vøddamikil” come from?

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

vøddamikil (Faroese): muscular

Definitions

  1. muscular

Ancestry of “vøddamikil”, step by step

vøddamikil 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 vøddi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevøddimuscle
2Old Norsevǫðvimuscle, calf
3Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →