Where does “Hungerleider” come from?
Hungerleider (German) comes from German leider, from German leiden, from Dutch Leiden, from Middle Dutch leiden, from Old Dutch leiden, from Proto-West Germanic laidijan, from Proto-Germanic laidijaną, from Proto-Germanic līþaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Hungerleider (German): starveling
Definitions
- starveling
Ancestry of “Hungerleider”, step by step
Hungerleider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German leider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | leider | unfortunately |
| 2 | German | leiden | to bear; to endure; to undergo; to suffer; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | Leiden | to lead, to take the lead |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | leiden | to lead, to bring; to lead, to guide, to conduct;... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | leiden | to lead, to bring |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German hunger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hunger | inflection of hungern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hunger | famine |
| 3 | Old High German | hungar | hunger |
| 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... |