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hanker

v.
US //ˈhæŋkɝ// UK //hˈæŋkɐ// han·ker
Synonyms
Origin

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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