maer

Afrikaans

adj

Definitions

lean; fatless
meager; skinny
(figuratively) poor; financially bad

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish mager (meager, lean) inherited from Middle Dutch mager inherited from Old Dutch *magar inherited from Proto-Germanic *magraz (lean, meager) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱros.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mh₂ḱros

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

macer Latin
macrum Latin
broodmager Dutch, Flemish
mager Dutch, Flemish
μακρός Ancient Greek
*meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European
*mh₂ḱros Proto-Indo-European
*magraz Proto-Germanic
mæger Old English
magr Old Norse
mager Middle Dutch
magar Old High German
mér Old Irish
*magar Old Dutch
*māger Old Frisian