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Where does “hony combe” come from?

hony combe (Middle English) comes from Old English huniġcamb, 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 combe (Middle English): A honeycomb; A sort of boil on the skull; A...

Definitions

  1. A honeycomb; A sort of boil on the skull; A...

Ancestry of “hony combe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhuniġcamb—
2Old Englishhuniġ—
3Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
4Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
5Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

Words derived from “hony combe”

  • honeycomb
  • honeycomblike
  • hyperhoneycomb
  • nanohoneycomb
  • ハニカム
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