Where does “meigre” come from?

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

meigre (Old French): skinny; very slim

Definitions

  1. skinny; very slim

Ancestry of “meigre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
2Proto-Italicmakros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-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 →