Where does “honger” come from?

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

honger (Westrobothnian): Hunger; To hunger

Definitions

  1. Hunger; To hunger

Ancestry of “honger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehungrhunger
2Proto-GermanichunhruzAlternative form of *hungruz
3Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunhruz →Every word from Old Norse hungr →