Where does “hungerig” come from?
hungerig (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hungragaz, from Proto-Germanic hungruz, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
Ancestry of “hungerig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hungragaz | hungry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hungruz | hunger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hunhruz | Alternative form of *hungruz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kenk- | to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to... |