Where does “famine” come from?

famine (Middle French) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

Ancestry of “famine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēshunger
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “famine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →Every word from Latin famēs →