Proto-Indo-European

*kenk-

‘to feel hunger’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, most familiar first.

• hungry ← hungriġ ← *hungrug ← *hungrugaz ← *hungruz
• hunger ← hungor ← *hungr ← *hungruz
• heel ← hele ← hēla ← *hą̄hilō ← *hanhilaz
• hough ← hōh ← *hą̄h ← *hanhaz
• hock ← hough ← hōh ← *hą̄h ← *hanhaz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kenk-