Where does “Hunnishness” come from?
Hunnishness (English) comes from English Hunnish, from English hun, from English honey, from Middle English hony, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą — honey.
Hunnishness (English): The quality of being Hunnish
Definitions
- The quality of being Hunnish
Ancestry of “Hunnishness”, step by step
Hunnishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hunnish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hunnish | Relating to the Huns |
| 2 | English | hun | Alternative spelling of hon; A grey partridge |
| 3 | English | honey | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar... |
| 4 | Middle English | hony | Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;... |
| 5 | Old English | huniġ | honey |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hunag | honey |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |