Where does “mikilmenni” come from?

mikilmenni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -menni, from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mikilmenni (Icelandic): great man

Definitions

  1. great man

Ancestry of “mikilmenni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-menniman used in compounds to mean "man", "human"
2Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
3Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →