Much

Much is used with uncountable nouns to talk about a large amount of something, like time, money, or water. It can also be used as an adverb meaning “to a great degree,” as in “much better.”

From Old English *mycel* or *micel* “great, large,” related to German *viel* and Dutch *veel* “much, many.” Over time its form and use narrowed to focus on quantity and degree, especially with uncountable nouns.