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Where does “miċel” come from?

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

miċel (Old English): great, large, much

Definitions

  1. great, large, much

Ancestry of “miċel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “miċel”

  • insomuch
  • overmuch
  • muckle
  • mickle
  • muchly
  • muchwhat
  • overmickle
  • overmuchness
  • michel
  • mikel
  • mochel
  • mukel
  • mickle
  • muchel
  • muche
  • micel-
  • mickle
  • much
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →