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Where does “honic” come from?

honic (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 “honic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhonag—
2Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
3Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
4Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

Words derived from “honic”

  • Honigbiene
  • Honig
  • honigsüß
  • honigfarben
  • Honigjäger
  • Honigdachs
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