Where does “honungsskivling” come from?

honungsskivling (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.

honungsskivling (Swedish): honey fungus

Definitions

  1. honey fungus

Ancestry of “honungsskivling”, step by step

honungsskivling 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 skivling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishskivlingFungus (species or individual) belonging to the Agaricales order, known in English also as gilled mushrooms
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónksEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic hunangą