Where does “Magersucht” come from?

Magersucht (German) comes from German mager, from Old High German magar, from Old Norse mágr, from Proto-Germanic magraz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Magersucht (German): anorexia

Definitions

  1. anorexia

Ancestry of “Magersucht”, step by step

Magersucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmagerlean, without fat; meager, skinny
2Old High Germanmagarthin; meager
3Old Norsemágra male relative by marriage (kin to one’s spouse or spouse to one’s kin); son-in-law, father-in-law or brother-in-law
4Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via German Sücht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüchtaddiction
2Middle High Germansuht—
3Old High Germansuht—
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Magersucht”

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