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Where does “hanker” come from?

hanker (English) comes from Proto-Germanic hankōną.

hanker (English): To crave, want or desire

Definitions

  1. To crave, want or desire

Ancestry of “hanker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichankōną—

Words derived from “hanker”

  • hankering
  • hankerer
  • hankeringly
Every word from Proto-Germanic hankōną →