Where does “faim” come from?

faim (Bourguignon) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

faim (Bourguignon): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “faim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēshunger
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →