Where does “magerhed” come from?
magerhed (Danish) comes from Danish mager, 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 — to be able.
magerhed (Danish): scrawniness, skinniness
Definitions
- scrawniness, skinniness
Ancestry of “magerhed”, step by step
magerhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish mager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mager | lean; thin, spare, skinny, scrawny; poor, meagre |
| 2 | German | Magier | mage, magician |
| 3 | German | Magie | magic |
| 4 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |