hanker

Meaning

To crave, want or desire.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæŋkə(ɹ)/
Etymology

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.

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