Where does “Honigkuchen” come from?

Honigkuchen (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.

Honigkuchen (German): gingerbread esp. sweetened with honey

Definitions

  1. gingerbread esp. sweetened with honey

Ancestry of “Honigkuchen”, step by step

Honigkuchen 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 küchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanküchenpie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread
2Middle High Germankuoche—
3Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “Honigkuchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunangą →