Where does “Hungersnoot” come from?

Hungersnoot (Low German) comes from Low German Hunger, from Middle Low German hunger, from Old Saxon hungar, 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...

Hungersnoot (Low German): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “Hungersnoot”, step by step

Hungersnoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Hunger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanHungerhunger
2Middle Low Germanhunger—
3Old Saxonhungarhunger
4Proto-West Germanichungrhunger
5Proto-Germanichungruzhunger
6Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
7Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

via Low German Noot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanNootneed, imminence
2Middle Low Germannôt—
3Old Saxonnōdneed
4Proto-Germanic*naudi—
5Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hungruz →