Where does “hönic” come from?
hönic (Middle High German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “hönic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | honag | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |