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Where does “hunag” come from?

hunag (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

Ancestry of “hunag”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hunag”

  • hanağ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks →