Where does “micel-” come from?
micel- (Old English) comes from Old English miċel, from Proto-West Germanic mikil, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.
micel- (Old English): large, great, magn-, magni-; big
Definitions
- large, great, magn-, magni-; big
Ancestry of “micel-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | miċel | great, large, much |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mikil | big, large |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mikilaz | great, large; much, many |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵa- | — |