Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “afamer” come from?

afamer (Old French) comes from Latin famēs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

afamer (Old French): to starve; to deprive of nourishment

Definitions

  1. to starve; to deprive of nourishment

Ancestry of “afamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfamēs—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “afamer”

  • famish
  • famishment
  • enfamish
  • famisshe
  • famen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →