Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hungruz

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 This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 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

Noun

*hungruz m

  1. (Northwest Germanic) hunger

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *hungruz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hungruz *hungriwiz
vocative *hungru *hungriwiz
accusative *hungrų *hungrunz
genitive *hungrauz *hungriwǫ̂
dative *hungriwi *hungrumaz
instrumental *hungrū *hungrumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

From the variant *hunhruz:

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