Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilį̄

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *mikilaz (large, great) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki.lĩː/

Noun

*mikilį̄ f[1]

  1. largeness, immensity, multitude

Inflection

Declension of *mikilį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mikilį̄ *mikilīniz
vocative *mikilį̄ *mikilīniz
accusative *mikilīnų *mikilīnunz
genitive *mikilīniz *mikilīnǫ̂
dative *mikilīni *mikilīmaz
instrumental *mikilīnē *mikilīmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: miċelu
  • Old Saxon: mikili
  • Old Dutch: mikili
  • Old High German: mihhilī
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹 (mikilei)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mekilīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265