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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Pre-Germanic *maḱ-ró-s (with vocalised laryngeal), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (tall, thin, lean, meager).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɣ.rɑz/

Adjective

*magraz [1]

  1. lean, meager

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *magrį̄
  • *magriþō
  • *magrōną

Descendants

References

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