Where does “vöðvamikill” come from?

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

vöðvamikill (Icelandic): muscular

Definitions

  1. muscular

Ancestry of “vöðvamikill”, step by step

vöðvamikill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mikill

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

via Icelandic vöðvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvöðvimuscle
2Old Norsevǫðvimuscle, calf
3Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →