Where does “hongerig” come from?

hongerig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hongerich, from Old Dutch hungerig, from Proto-Germanic hungragaz, from Proto-Germanic hungruz, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

hongerig (Dutch): hungry

Definitions

  1. hungry

Ancestry of “hongerig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhongerich—
2Old Dutchhungerighungry
3Proto-Germanichungragazhungry
4Proto-Germanichungruzhunger
5Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
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