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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilōną

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 (great, large) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mikilōną[1]

  1. to make great, magnify
    Synonym: *mikiljaną

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mikilōn
    • Old English: miclian
      • Middle English: muchelen
    • Old Dutch: *mikilon
      • Old Dutch: gemikilon
    • Old High German: mihhilōn, michilōn
      • Middle High German: michelen
  • Old Norse: mikla

References

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