Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hungruz
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom earlier *hunhruz, from Proto-Indo-European *kank-, *kenk- (“to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst”). Cognate with Lithuanian kenkti (“to damage, blight”), Sanskrit काङ्क्षति (kāṅkṣati, “he wishes, desires”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*hungruz m
Inflection
editu-stemDeclension of *hungruz (u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hungruz | *hungriwiz | |
vocative | *hungru | *hungriwiz | |
accusative | *hungrų | *hungrunz | |
genitive | *hungrauz | *hungriwǫ̂ | |
dative | *hungriwi | *hungrumaz | |
instrumental | *hungrū | *hungrumiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *hungr
- Proto-Norse:
From the variant *hunhruz: