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Where does “hungrylych” come from?

hungrylych (Middle English) comes from Middle English hungry, 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...

hungrylych (Middle English): hungrily, enviously

Definitions

  1. hungrily, enviously

Ancestry of “hungrylych”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhungryHungry or starving; afflicted by hunger or...
2Old Englishhungriġ—
3Proto-Germanichungragazhungry
4Proto-Germanichungruzhunger
5Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

Words derived from “hungrylych”

  • hungrily
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