Where does “*magar” come from?
*magar (Old Saxon) comes from Old Norse mágr, from Proto-Germanic magraz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
Ancestry of “*magar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mágr | a male relative by marriage ; son-in-law,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | magraz | lean, meager |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |