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Where does “Huunich” come from?

Huunich (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hunich, 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.

Huunich (Saterland Frisian): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “Huunich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhunich—
2Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
3Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
4Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
5Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney
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