Where does “hunigsmæc” come from?
hunigsmæc (Old 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.
hunigsmæc (Old English): the taste or flavour of honey
Definitions
- the taste or flavour of honey
Ancestry of “hunigsmæc”, step by step
hunigsmæc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English huniġ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | huniġ | honey |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hunag | honey |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |
via Old English smæċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | smæċ | smack, taste, flavour |