Where does “umfangsmikill” come from?

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

umfangsmikill (Icelandic): extensive, comprehensive

Definitions

  1. extensive, comprehensive

Ancestry of “umfangsmikill”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →