Where does “fyrirferðarmikill” come from?
fyrirferðarmikill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mikill, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
fyrirferðarmikill (Icelandic): bulky, unwieldy
Definitions
- bulky, unwieldy
Ancestry of “fyrirferðarmikill”, step by step
fyrirferðarmikill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic mikill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mikill | large in quantity or number; much; great |
| 2 | Old Norse | mikill | great, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mikilaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via Icelandic fyrirferð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fyrirferð | footprint space taken up by an object; volume |