Where does “hungur” come from?

hungur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hungr, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

hungur (Icelandic): hunger, famine

Definitions

  1. hunger, famine

Ancestry of “hungur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehungrhunger
2Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
3Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruz →Every word from Old Norse hungr →