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Where does “hunty” come from?

hunty (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

hunty (English): 2014, Brian Olsen, "Caitlin Ross and the Commute...

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  1. 2014, Brian Olsen, "Caitlin Ross and the Commute...

Ancestry of “hunty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoneyA viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar...
2Middle EnglishhonyHoney; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;...
3Old Englishhuniġ—
4Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
5Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
6Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
7Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney
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