Where does “moaga” come from?
moaga (Plautdietsch) comes from Old Frisian māger, 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.
moaga (Plautdietsch): skinny, slender, lean
Definitions
- skinny, slender, lean
Ancestry of “moaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | māger | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *magar | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | mágr | 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 |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | magraz | lean, meager |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |