Where does “honungslen” come from?
honungslen (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.
honungslen (Swedish): honeyed, mellifluous (often of a voice)
Definitions
- honeyed, mellifluous (often of a voice)
Ancestry of “honungslen”, step by step
honungslen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish honung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | honung | honey |
| 2 | Old Norse | hunang | honey |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |