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

hungersnaud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hunger

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk naud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknaudwant, poverty; distress, in danger
2Old Norsenauðr—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruz →Every word from Old Norse hungr →