Where does “magertjes” come from?

magertjes (Dutch) comes from Dutch mager, 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.

magertjes (Dutch): poorly, meagerly, insufficiently

Definitions

  1. poorly, meagerly, insufficiently

Ancestry of “magertjes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmagerlean, without fat; meager, skinny, thin; poor,...
2Middle Dutchmager—
3Old Dutchmagar—
4Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic magraz →