Where does “hungerlessness” come from?
hungerlessness (English) comes from English hungerless, 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...
hungerlessness (English): Absence of hunger
Definitions
- Absence of hunger
Ancestry of “hungerlessness”, step by step
hungerlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hungerless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hungerless | Devoid of hunger; not hungry |
| 2 | English | hunger | A need or compelling desire for food; Any strong... |
| 3 | Middle English | hunger | Hungriness; the feeling of being hungry or... |
| 4 | Old English | hungor | hunger; famine |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hungr | hunger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hungruz | hunger |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hunhruz | Alternative form of *hungruz |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kenk- | to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |