Where does “honungsgrävling” come from?

honungsgrävling (Swedish) comes from Swedish honung, from Old Norse hunang, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

honungsgrävling (Swedish): honey badger

Definitions

  1. honey badger

Ancestry of “honungsgrävling”, step by step

honungsgrävling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish honung

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

via Swedish grävling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrävlingbadger, Meles meles
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunangą →