Where does “kjarkmikill” come from?

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

kjarkmikill (Icelandic): daring, courageous, bold

Definitions

  1. daring, courageous, bold

Ancestry of “kjarkmikill”, step by step

kjarkmikill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mikill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmikilllarge in quantity or number; much; great
2Old Norsemikillgreat, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...
3Proto-Germanic*mikilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

via Icelandic kjarkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjarkurcourage, spirit; vigour, vim, energy
2Old Norsekjarkr—
3Proto-Germanickerkaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →