The story
- Old English · inherited fromōfer
- Latin · derived frommagnus“large”
- Latin · derived frommaior“great”
- Old English · inherited fromōfer
- Old English · inherited frommiċel“great”
- Middle English · derived fromMycheloure
- English todayMickleover
From Middle English Mycheloure, from Old English miċel (“great”) + ōfer (“ridge”). Recorded as Ufram Majorem in 1087 from Old English ōfer + Latin maior (“great”), and as Magna Oura in 1223 from Latin magnus (“large”) + Old English ōfer.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishmiċel all →
mickleMickletonMickleyMicklehamMickleburghMicklebyMicklefield
Old Englishōfer all →
overOvertonOvery
Latinmaior all →
majormajoritymayorMallorcamajordomoforce majeuremajoratemajoration
Latinmagnus all →
magnoliaMagnusMagnusonmagni-magnicidemagnorder
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.