Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “paltrig” come from?

paltrig (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon paltro, from Proto-Germanic paltrô.

paltrig (Middle Low German): ragged, rubbishy, worthless

Definitions

  1. ragged, rubbishy, worthless

Ancestry of “paltrig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonpaltro—
2Proto-Germanicpaltrô—

Words derived from “paltrig”

  • paltry
  • paltriness
  • paltrily
Every word from Proto-Germanic paltrô →