Where does “hungry” come from?
hungry (Middle English) comes from Old English hungriġ, from Proto-Germanic hungragaz, from Proto-Germanic hungruz, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
hungry (Middle English): Hungry or starving; afflicted by hunger or...
Definitions
- Hungry or starving; afflicted by hunger or...
Ancestry of “hungry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hungriġ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hungragaz | hungry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hungruz | hunger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hunhruz | Alternative form of *hungruz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kenk- | to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to... |
Words derived from “hungry”