Where does “mikilvægur” come from?
mikilvægur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mikill, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
mikilvægur (Icelandic): important, imperative; weighty, important, big;...
Definitions
- important, imperative; weighty, important, big;...
Ancestry of “mikilvægur”, step by step
mikilvægur 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 vægur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vægur | indulgent, lenient, tolerant |