Where does “hve mikið” come from?
hve mikið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hve, from Proto-Germanic hwē, from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
hve mikið (Icelandic): how much, how much is it, how much does it cost
Definitions
- how much, how much is it, how much does it cost
Ancestry of “hve mikið”, step by step
hve mikið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hve | how, like, as |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwē | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwī | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |
via Icelandic mikið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mikið | much, a lot; inflection of mikill: ## neuter... |
| 2 | Icelandic | mikill | large in quantity or number; much; great |
| 3 | Old Norse | mikill | great, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mikilaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |