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English word much comes from Proto-Indo-European *méga-, Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (Big, great.)
*méga- (Proto-Indo-European)
*méǵh₂s (Proto-Indo-European)
Big, great.
*mikilaz (Proto-Germanic)
Great, large. Much, many (large amount of).
micel (Old English)
Big, large; great. Much.
mikill (Old Norse)
Great, tall. Much.
mickle (English)
(now, _, chiefly, Scotland) A large amount or great extent. (now, _, chiefly, Scotland) To a great extent.. (obsolete) Often, frequently. (now, _, chiefly, Scotland, and, Northumbria) Large, great.. (now, _, chiefly, Scotland, and, Northumbria) Most; the majority of.. (now, _, chiefly, Scotland, and, Northumbria) Much; a great quantity or amount of. (Scotland) A small amount.. (chiefly, [...]
michel (Middle English)
muche (Middle English)
Much.
much (English)
A large amount or great extent. (now, Caribbean, African-American) Many ( + plural countable noun). [from 13thc.]. (now, _, archaic, or, nonstandard) A great number of; many (people). [from 13thc.]. (obsolete) Large, great. [12th-16thc.]. A large amount of. [from 13thc.] Often; frequently.. To a great extent.