Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hunag

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hunagą.

Noun

*hunag n[1]

  1. honey

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hunag
Genitive *hunagas
Singular Plural
Nominative *hunag *hunagu
Accusative *hunag *hunagu
Genitive *hunagas *hunagō
Dative *hunagē *hunagum
Instrumental *hunagu *hunagum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: huniġ
    • Middle English: hony
      • English: honey (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: honey, hony, huny, hinny
      • Yola: henee, honi
  • Old Frisian: hunig, hunich
    • Saterland Frisian: Huunich
    • West Frisian: hunich
  • Old Saxon: huneg, honeg, haneg
  • Old Dutch: honag, honog
    • Middle Dutch: honech, honich, heunic
  • Old High German: honag, honeg
    • Middle High German: honec, honic

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152: “PWGmc *honag / *hunag”
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