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Where does “hungersnaud” come from?

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

hungersnaud (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of hungersnød

Definitions

  1. alternative form of hungersnød

Ancestry of “hungersnaud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhungerhunger
2Old Norsehungrhunger
3Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
4Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
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