Where does “magrligr” come from?

magrligr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

magrligr (Old Norse): lean-looking, pinched

Definitions

  1. lean-looking, pinched

Ancestry of “magrligr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
2Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →