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

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

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
  - German: Hunger
  - Luxembourgish: Honger
  - Yiddish: הונגער (hunger)

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