Where does “mukel” come from?

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

mukel (Middle English): much; many; large, tall; great

Definitions

  1. much; many; large, tall; great

Ancestry of “mukel”, step by step

mukel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English miċel

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

via Old Norse mikill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemikillgreat, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...
2Proto-Germanic*mikilaz—

via Old English myċel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyċelbig, large; great; much

Words derived from “mukel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mikilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mikil →