Where does “hunger” come from?

hunger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hungr, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

hunger (Norwegian Bokmål): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “hunger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehungrhunger
2Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
3Proto-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 Old Norse hungr →
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