Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mikil

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mikilaz.

Adjective

*mikil

big, large

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

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