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