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Where does “muche” come from?

muche (Middle English) comes from Middle English muchel, from Old English miċel, from Proto-West Germanic mikil, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.

muche (Middle English): much

Definitions

  1. much

Ancestry of “muche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmuchelmuch
2Old Englishmiċelgreat, large, much
3Proto-West Germanicmikilbig, large
4Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—

Words derived from “muche”

  • insomuch
  • overmuch
  • muchly
  • muchwhat
  • overmuchness
  • much
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