Where does “famish” come from?

famish (English) comes from Middle English famisshe, from Middle English famen, from Old French afamer, from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

famish (English): To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger

Definitions

  1. To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger

Ancestry of “famish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfamisshe—
2Middle EnglishfamenAlternative form of fomen; starve
3Old Frenchafamerto starve; to deprive of nourishment
4Latinfamēshunger
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “famish”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →Every word from Old French afamer →