Where does “hungren” come from?

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

hungren (Middle English): To hunger; to be starving, hungry, or lacking...

Definitions

  1. To hunger; to be starving, hungry, or lacking...

Ancestry of “hungren”, 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 →