Where does “meager” come from?

Meager comes from Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, from Latin macer meaning thin or lean, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- meaning to be thin.

meager (English): Having little flesh; lean; thin; Poor, deficient...

Definitions

Having little flesh; lean; thin; Poor, deficient...

Ancestry of “meager”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	megre	Lean, haggard; suffering the physical effects of...
2	Anglo-Norman	megre	—
3	Old French	maigre	—
4	Latin	Macer	lean, skinny, meager
5	Proto-Italic	makros	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	mh₂ḱrós	lean, meager
7	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂ḱ-	to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “meager”

marga
meagerly
meagerness
comeager
maga
mawga
nonmeager

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →