Where does “mágr” come from?

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

mágr (Old Norse): a 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

Definitions

  1. a 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

Ancestry of “mágr”, step by step

mágr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic magraz

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

via Proto-Germanic mēgaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help

via Proto-Finnic mäkrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmäkräbadger

Words derived from “mágr”

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