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
- hunger
Ancestry of “hungar”, step by step
hungar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic hungr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hungr | hunger |
| 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... |
via Proto-Germanic *hungr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *hungr | — |