Where does “Honig” come from?

Honig (German) comes from Middle High German hönic, from Old High German honag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

Honig (German): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “Honig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhönic—
2Old High Germanhonag—
3Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
4Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
5Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

Words derived from “Honig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks →