Where does “maer” come from?

maer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch mager, from Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch magar, from Proto-Germanic magraz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

maer (Afrikaans): lean; fatless; meager; skinny; poor; financially...

Definitions

  1. lean; fatless; meager; skinny; poor; financially...

Ancestry of “maer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmagerlean, without fat; meager, skinny, thin; poor,...
2Middle Dutchmager—
3Old Dutchmagar—
4Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “maer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic magraz →
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