Where does “víðáttumikill” come from?
víðáttumikill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mikill, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
víðáttumikill (Icelandic): extensive, vast, spacious
Definitions
- extensive, vast, spacious
Ancestry of “víðáttumikill”, step by step
víðáttumikill 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 víðátta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | víðátta | a wide expanse, wide open spaces |