Where does “hunger” come from?

hunger (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hungar, from Proto-West Germanic hungr, from Proto-Germanic hungruz, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

hunger (Middle High German): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “hunger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhungarhunger
2Proto-West Germanichungrhunger
3Proto-Germanichungruzhunger
4Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

Words derived from “hunger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hungruz →
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