Where does “hungrily” come from?
Hungrily comes from Middle English hungrylych, from Middle English -liche and Old English -līċ, which suffixed Proto-Germanic hungragaz and -gaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kenk- and -kos.
hungrily (English): In a hungry way or manner; with hunger
Definitions
- In a hungry way or manner; with hunger
Ancestry of “hungrily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hungryly | hungrily, enviously |
| 2 | Middle English | Hungry | hungry or starving; needing food |
| 3 | Old English | hungriġ | hungry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hungragaz | hungry |
| 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... |