Where does “mæger” come from?

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

mæger (Westrobothnian): meager; lean

Definitions

  1. meager; lean

Ancestry of “mæger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemagrthin; meager, meagre
2Proto-Germanicmagrazlean, meager
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic magraz →
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