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
Ancestry of “hongerig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | hongerich | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hungerig | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hungragaz | hungry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hungruz | hunger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hunhruz | Alternative form of *hungruz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kenk- | to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to... |