Where does “mikið” come from?

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

mikið (Icelandic): much, a lot; inflection of mikill: ## neuter...

Definitions

  1. much, a lot; inflection of mikill: ## neuter...

Ancestry of “mikið”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mikið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →