Where does “Honigbeere” come from?

Honigbeere (German) comes from German Honig, 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.

Honigbeere (German): quenepa, mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus)

Definitions

  1. quenepa, mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus)

Ancestry of “Honigbeere”, step by step

Honigbeere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Honig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHonighoney
2Middle High Germanhönic—
3Old High Germanhonag—
4Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
5Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

via German beere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeereberry
2Middle High Germanbërbear
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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