Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hungr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hungraz, *hungruz.

Noun

*hungr m

1. hunger

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hungr
Genitive	*hungras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hungr	*hungrō, *hungrōs
Accusative	*hungr	*hungrā
Genitive	*hungras	*hungrō
Dative	*hungrē	*hungrum
Instrumental	*hungru	*hungrum

Derived terms

• *hungrijan
• *hungrōn

Descendants

• Old English: hungor
  • Middle English: hunger, hunngerr, hungor, hungær, hunguer, honguer, honger, hungre, hongre, hungere, hongur, hounger, hounguer, hungir, hungyr, hungur
    • English: hunger
    • Scots: hounger, hunger
• Old Frisian: hunger
  • West Frisian: honger, hûnger
  • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Geehunger
• Old Saxon: hungar
  • Middle Low German: hunger
    • German Low German: Hunger
• Old Dutch: hunger
  • Middle Dutch: honger
    • Dutch: honger
      • Afrikaans: honger
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: hungru
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: hunger
      • →? Sranan Tongo: angri, hangri
        • → Saramaccan: hángi, ángi
    • Limburgish: hónger
• Old High German: hungar
  • Middle High German: hunger
    • Cimbrian: hungar, hummar (Luserna)
    • German: Hunger
    • Luxembourgish: Honger
    • Yiddish: הונגער (hunger)