Where does “mikin” come from?
mikin (Old Danish) comes from Old Danish mikil, from Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “mikin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | mikil | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | mikill | great, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mikilaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “mikin”