Where does “mager” come from?

mager (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse mágr, from Proto-Germanic magraz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mager (Norwegian Nynorsk): thin, emaciated, scrawny; meagre or meager

Definitions

  1. thin, emaciated, scrawny; meagre or meager

Ancestry of “mager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemágra male relative by marriage (kin to one’s spouse or spouse to one’s kin); son-in-law, father-in-law or brother-in-law
2Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “mager”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic magraz →