Where does “karig” come from?

karig (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch karag, from Proto-West Germanic karag, from Proto-West Germanic karu, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

karig (Dutch): scanty; austere

Definitions

  1. scanty; austere

Ancestry of “karig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkarag—
2Proto-West Germanickaragsad
3Proto-West Germanickarucare, worry
4Proto-Germanickarōcomplaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “karig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic karu →