Where does “honich” come from?

honich (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Saxon honeg, from Proto-Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

Ancestry of “honich”, step by step

honich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon honeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonhonegAlternative form of huneg
2Proto-Germanic*hunag—
3Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
4Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
5Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

via Old Dutch honig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhonighoney
2Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunangą →