Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mikil

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mikilaz.

Adjective

*mikil

1. big, large

   Synonym: *graut

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*mikil
Genitive	*mikilas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*mikil	*mikilu	*mikil
Accusative	*mikilanā	*mikilā	*mikil
Genitive	*mikilas	*mikileʀā	*mikilas
Dative	*mikilumē	*mikileʀē	*mikilumē
Instrumental	*mikilu	*mikileʀu	*mikilu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*mikilē	*mikilō	*mikilu
Accusative	*mikilā	*mikilā	*mikilu
Genitive	*mikileʀō	*mikileʀō	*mikileʀō
Dative	*mikilēm, *mikilum	*mikilēm, *mikilum	*mikilēm, *mikilum
Instrumental	*mikilēm, *mikilum	*mikilēm, *mikilum	*mikilēm, *mikilum

Deried terms

• *mikilijan
• *mikilōn

Descendants

• Old English: miċel, myċel, micil
  • Middle English: muchel, michel, mickle, mikel, mochel, mochell, mukel (nonstandard), muche (apocopated form)
    • English: much
    • Geordie English: mickle, muckle
    • Scots: mickle, mikil, mekil, mukill, muckle
    • Yola: mucha, muche, much
• 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