Where does “honnish” come from?

honnish (English) comes from English hon, 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.

honnish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a non-passing trans woman (or hon)

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a non-passing trans woman (or hon)

Ancestry of “honnish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhonHoney, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a...
2EnglishhoneyA viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar...
3Middle EnglishhonyHoney; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;...
4Old Englishhuniġhoney
5Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
6Proto-Germanic*hunagą
7Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
8Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks