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Where does “honeysuck” come from?

honeysuck (English) comes from Middle English honysoke, from Old English huniġsūce.

honeysuck (English): honeysuckle

Definitions

  1. honeysuckle

Ancestry of “honeysuck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhonysokeHoneysuckle or a similar plant; A locust or...
2Old Englishhuniġsūce—
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