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Where does “hungereth” come from?

hungereth (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...

hungereth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “hungereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhungerA need or compelling desire for food; Any strong...
2Middle EnglishhungerHungriness; the feeling of being hungry or...
3Old Englishhungorhunger; famine
4Proto-West Germanichungrhunger
5Proto-Germanichungruzhunger
6Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
7Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
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