Where does “honing” come from?

honing (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

Ancestry of “honing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
2Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

Words derived from “honing”

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