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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hungrōną

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

Etymology

From *hungruz (hunger) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuŋ.ɡrɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hungrōną[1]

  1. (impersonal, with accusative) to be hungry, starve

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hungrōn
    • Old English: *hungrian
    • Old Frisian: hungeria
      • West Frisian: hongerje
    • Old High German: hungarōn
  • Old Norse: hungra

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xunʒrjanan ~ *xunʒrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
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