Where does “hungerest” come from?
hungerest (English) comes from English hunger, from Middle English hunger, from Old English hungor, from Proto-West Germanic hungr, from Proto-Germanic hungruz, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
hungerest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “hungerest”, step by step
hungerest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hunger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hunger | A need or compelling desire for food; Any strong... |
| 2 | Middle English | hunger | Hungriness; the feeling of being hungry or... |
| 3 | Old English | hungor | hunger; famine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hungr | hunger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hungruz | hunger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hunhruz | Alternative form of *hungruz |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kenk- | to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to... |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |