Where does “maigrir” come from?

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

maigrir (Norman): to lose weight

Definitions

  1. to lose weight

Ancestry of “maigrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmaigrethin
2Old Frenchmegreskinny, very slim
3LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →