Where does “maere” come from?
maere (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans maer, 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.
maere (Afrikaans): someone who is skinny or scrawny
Definitions
- someone who is skinny or scrawny
Ancestry of “maere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | maer | lean; fatless; meager; skinny; poor; financially... |
| 2 | Dutch | mager | lean, without fat; meager, skinny, thin; poor,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mager | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | magar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | magraz | lean, meager |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |