Where does “mycken” come from?

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

mycken (Swedish): much

Definitions

  1. much

Ancestry of “mycken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemikinnstrong masculine accusative singular of mikill
2Old Norsemikillgreat, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...
3Proto-Germanic*mikilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “mycken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →