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English word honey comes from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂onkós, and later Proto-Germanic *hunagą (Honey.)

*kn̥h₂onkós (Proto-Indo-European)

*hunangą (Proto-Germanic)

*hunagą (Proto-Germanic)

Honey.

huniġ (Old English)

honig (Middle English)

honey (English)

(countable) A variety of this substance.. (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.. (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.. (uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.. A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.. A [...]

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