Where does “mycket” come from?

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

mycket (Swedish): much, a lot; very

Definitions

  1. much, a lot; very

Ancestry of “mycket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmykin—
2Old Norsemikillgreat, tall of stature; great, large, in bulk or...
3Proto-Germanic*mikilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz →Every word from Old Norse mikill →