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

  1. poor, scarce, not well equipped, not decorated;...

Ancestry of “karg”, step by step

karg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German karc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankarc—
2Old High Germankaragsparing
3Proto-West Germanickaragsad
4Proto-West Germanickarucare, worry
5Proto-Germanickarōcomplaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

via Sanskrit खड्ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritखड्गa sword; a large sacrificial knife; a rhinoceros
2Sanskritखण्ड्to divide, break into pieces; to divide, break...

Words derived from “karg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic karu →