Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ki.lɑz/

Adjective

*mikilaz (comparative *maizô, superlative *maistaz)

great, large
much, many (large amount of)

Inflection

Declension of *mikilaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mikilaz	*mikilai	*mikilō	*mikilôz	*mikilą, -atō	*mikilō
Accusative	*mikilanǭ	*mikilanz	*mikilǭ	*mikilōz	*mikilą, -atō	*mikilō
Genitive	*mikilas, -is	*mikilaizǫ̂	*mikilaizōz	*mikilaizǫ̂	*mikilas, -is	*mikilaizǫ̂
Dative	*mikilammai	*mikilaimaz	*mikilaizōi	*mikilaimaz	*mikilammai	*mikilaimaz
Instrumental	*mikilanō	*mikilaimiz	*mikilaizō	*mikilaimiz	*mikilanō	*mikilaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mikilô	*mikilaniz	*mikilǭ	*mikilōniz	*mikilô	*mikilōnō
Accusative	*mikilanų	*mikilanunz	*mikilōnų	*mikilōnunz	*mikilô	*mikilōnō
Genitive	*mikiliniz	*mikilanǫ̂	*mikilōniz	*mikilōnǫ̂	*mikiliniz	*mikilanǫ̂
Dative	*mikilini	*mikilammaz	*mikilōni	*mikilōmaz	*mikilini	*mikilammaz
Instrumental	*mikilinē	*mikilammiz	*mikilōnē	*mikilōmiz	*mikilinē	*mikilammiz

Synonyms

*managaz

Antonyms

*lītilaz

Derived terms

*mikilį̄
*mikiljaną
*mikilōną

Descendants

Old English: miċel, myċel, micil
- Middle English: muchel, mickle, michel, mikel, mochel, mukel, muche
  - English: much
  - Geordie English: mickle, muckle
  - Scots: mickle, mikil, mekil, mukill, muckle
Old Saxon: mikil
- Middle Low German: mēkel, mikel, michel
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: Mēkelenborch
    - German Low German: Mękelnborg
      - → German: Mecklenburg, Meklenburg , Meckelnburg, Mekelnburg, Meckelenburg
Old Dutch: mikil
- Middle Dutch: mēkel
  - Dutch: mekel (archaic)
Old High German: mihhil
- Middle High German: michel
  - German: michel
- → Middle Low German: michel
Old Norse: mikill
- Icelandic: mikill
- Faroese: mikil
- Norn: mikkel, mukkel
- Norwegian:
  Norwegian Bokmål: meget n, mye
  Norwegian Nynorsk: mykje, mykjen
- Westrobothnian: mykjen
- Old Swedish: mykil, mykin
  - Swedish: mycken (archaic), mycket n
- Old Danish: mikit
  - Danish: meget n, megen
Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils)

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