hanker

Mane (Îngilîzî)

To crave, want or desire.

Hevwate

yearn

crave

long

aspire

hunger

desire

ache

long for

want

pester

pine

regret

thrill

wish

worry

conceive a violent passion

be greedy

cry out

entreat

expect

languish

lust

miss

need

Werger

ansiar

sich sehnen

anhelar

agognare

λαχταρώ

özlem

arzu

verlangen

اشتاق

esìgere

convoiter

desejar

ποθώ

sich sehnen{vr}

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈhæŋkə(ɹ)/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi holendî: hunkeren

In summary

With a secondary frequentative suffix -er, ultimately pointing to Proto-Germanic *hankōną, an iterative to *hanhaną (“to hang”). Related to Dutch hunkeren (“to crave”), which continues the zero-grade iterative.