Where does “-mager” come from?

-mager (Danish) comes from Indonesian malas, from Malay malas — indolent.

-mager (Danish): -maker

Definitions

  1. -maker

Ancestry of “-mager”, step by step

-mager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian malas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmalasindolent, lazy
2Malaymalasindolent

via Indonesian gerak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangerakto move; motion, movement

Words derived from “-mager”

Every word from Malay malas →Every word from Indonesian malas →