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Where does “hangry” come from?

hangry (English) comes from English angry, from Middle English angry, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

hangry (English): Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is...

Definitions

  1. Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is...

Ancestry of “hangry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangryDisplaying or feeling anger; Inflamed and...
2Middle EnglishangryAngry; displaying angriness; Easily annoyed or...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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