Where does “medmicel” come from?

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

medmicel (Old English): moderate, small, not great

Definitions

  1. moderate, small, not great

Ancestry of “medmicel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiċelgreat, large, much
2Proto-West Germanicmikilbig, large
3Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mikilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mikil →
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