Where does “magar” come from?

magar (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic magraz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “magar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “magar”

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