Where does “honey” come from?
Honey comes from Middle English hony, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-Germanic hunagą and hunangą, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks with unknown original sense.
honey (English): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar...
Definitions
- A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar...
Ancestry of “honey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hony | Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;... |
| 2 | Old English | huniġ | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hunag | honey |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |
Words derived from “honey”