Where does “hony” come from?

hony (Middle English) comes 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.

hony (Middle English): Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;...

Definitions

  1. Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;...

Ancestry of “hony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhuniġhoney
2Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
3Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
4Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
5Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

Words derived from “hony”

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