Where does “mager” come from?
mager (Danish) comes from German Magier, from German Magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš — to be able.
mager (Danish): lean; thin, spare, skinny, scrawny; poor, meagre
Definitions
- lean; thin, spare, skinny, scrawny; poor, meagre
Ancestry of “mager”, step by step
mager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Magier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Magier | mage, magician |
| 2 | German | Magie | magic |
| 3 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via Old Danish maghær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | maghær | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | mágr | a male relative by marriage (kin to one’s spouse or spouse to one’s kin); son-in-law, father-in-law or brother-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | magraz | lean, meager |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |