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
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kenk-