Where does “māger” come from?

māger (Old Frisian) comes from Old Saxon *magar, from Old Norse mágr, from Proto-Germanic magraz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “māger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*magar—
2Old 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
3Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “māger”

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