Where does “hunger” come from?
Hunger comes from Old English hyngran, from Proto-Germanic hungrijaną and hunhruz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kenk-.
hunger (English): A need or compelling desire for food; Any strong...
Definitions
- A need or compelling desire for food; Any strong...
Ancestry of “hunger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hunger | Hungriness; the feeling of being hungry or... |
| 2 | Old English | hungor | hunger; famine |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hungr | hunger |
| 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... |