Where does “hungersnöd” come from?

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

hungersnöd (Swedish): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “hungersnöd”, step by step

hungersnöd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hunger

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

via Swedish nöd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnöda want, a need, a famine, a trouble
2Old Norsenauðdistress; need, necessity
3Proto-Norseᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉneed
4Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruz →Every word from Old Norse hungr →