Where does “honeymoonlight” come from?
honeymoonlight (English) comes from English honeymoon, from English honey, from Middle English hony, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s — honey.
honeymoonlight (English): The atmosphere of a honeymoon
Definitions
- The atmosphere of a honeymoon
Ancestry of “honeymoonlight”, step by step
honeymoonlight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English honeymoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | honeymoon | The period of time immediately following a... |
| 2 | English | honey | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar... |
| 3 | Middle English | hony | Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;... |
| 4 | Old English | huniġ | honey |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hunag | honey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |
via English moonlight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moonlight | The light reflected from the Moon; To work on the... |
| 2 | Middle English | moonelight | moonlight |
| 3 | Middle English | light | The radiation which allows for vision by... |
| 4 | Old English | lēoht | luminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | leuht | light, bright; light |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | leuhtą | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewktom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |