Where does “mye” come from?

mye (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mykit, from Old Norse mikit, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

mye (Norwegian Bokmål): Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, "small", "little")

Definitions

  1. Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, "small", "little")

Ancestry of “mye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemykit—
2Old Norsemikitstrong neuter nominative/accusative singular of...
3Old Norsemikillgreat, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...
4Proto-Germanic*mikilaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →