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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós (tall, thin, lean, meager).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɣ.rɑz/

Adjective

*magraz[1]

  1. lean, meager

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *magr
    • Old English: mæġer
    • Old Frisian: *meger, *māger
    • Old Saxon: *magar
    • Old Dutch: *magar
    • Old High German: magar
  • Old Norse: magr

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*magra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347
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