Where does “hungar” come from?

hungar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hungr, from Proto-Germanic hungruz, from Proto-Germanic hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

hungar (Old High German): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “hungar”, step by step

hungar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hungr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichungrhunger
2Proto-Germanichungruzhunger
3Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
4Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

via Proto-Germanic *hungr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hungr

Words derived from “hungar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruzEvery word from Proto-Germanic hungruz