Where does “karg” come from?
karg (German) comes from Middle High German karc, from Old High German 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.
karg (German): poor, scarce, not well equipped, not decorated;...
Definitions
- poor, scarce, not well equipped, not decorated;...
Ancestry of “karg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | karc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | karag | sparing |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | karag | sad |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |
Words derived from “karg”