Where does “overmuche” come from?

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

Ancestry of “overmuche”, step by step

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

Words derived from “overmuche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-Every word from Proto-Germanic mikilazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic mikil