Where does “hungre” come from?

hungre (Middle English) comes from Old English hyngran, from Proto-West Germanic *hungrijan — to hunger, be hungry.

hungre (Middle English): Alternative form of hunger; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hunger; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “hungre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhyngranto be hungry
2Proto-West Germanic*hungrijanto hunger, be hungry
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hungrijan →Every word from Old English hyngran →