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Where does “mikill” come from?

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

mikill (Old Norse): great, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...

Definitions

  1. great, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...

Ancestry of “mikill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*mikilaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “mikill”

  • insomuch
  • overmuch
  • muckle
  • mickle
  • muchly
  • muchwhat
  • overmickle
  • overmuchness
  • Miklagård
  • mera
  • mycken
  • mycket
  • merverdiavgift
  • mer
  • mye
  • mykje
  • meir
  • megen
  • mere
  • Miklagård
  • mikel
  • mochel
  • michel
  • mickle
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