Where does “mager” come from?

mager (Dutch) comes 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.

mager (Dutch): lean, without fat; meager, skinny, thin; poor,...

Definitions

  1. lean, without fat; meager, skinny, thin; poor,...

Ancestry of “mager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmager—
2Old Dutchmagar—
3Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “mager”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic magraz →