Where does “megre” come from?

megre (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman megre, from Old French maigre, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

megre (Middle English): Lean, haggard; suffering the physical effects of...

Definitions

  1. Lean, haggard; suffering the physical effects of...

Ancestry of “megre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanmegre—
2Old Frenchmaigre—
3LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “megre”

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