Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hunagaswōtuz

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *hunagą (honey) +‎ *swōtuz (sweet).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxu.nɑ.ɣa.ˌswɔː.tuz/

Adjective[edit]

*hunagaswōtuz[1]

  1. sweet as honey

Inflection[edit]


Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: huniġswēte
  • Middle Dutch: honichsoet
  • Middle High German: honecsüeze
  • Old Norse: hunangsœtr

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xunaga-swōtuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 193