Macker
German (Berlin)
/ˈmakɐ/
noun
Definitions
- (colloquial) macho; bossy man
- (colloquial) boy friend male friend
- (colloquial) guy; fellow; dude
- (colloquial) boss; chief
Etymology
Derived from German Low German Macker (companion, guy) derived from Proto-Germanic *makkô derived from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (knead, make, mix, work, great, press).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mag-
Gloss
knead, make, mix, work, great, press
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
働
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mācerātus Latin
- māior Latin
- makelaar Dutch, Flemish
- makker Dutch, Flemish
- mec French
- *mag- Proto-Indo-European
- make Norwegian Bokmål
- *makaz Proto-Germanic
- *makkô Proto-Germanic
- *makô Proto-Germanic
- *matją Proto-Germanic
- make Swedish
- make Norwegian Nynorsk
- maca Old English
- mæċċa Old English
- maki Old Norse
- mage Danish
- maki Icelandic
- macker Middle Dutch
- *makōn gmw-pro
- maka Old Swedish
- maki Old Swedish
- maka Westrobothnian
- *makōn Frankish
- *mati Frankish
- Macker German Low German
- maquier Picard