Where does “hungr” come from?

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

hungr (Old Norse): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “hungr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hungr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruz →