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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hunagaswōtuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxu.nɑ.ɣa.ˌswɔː.tuz/

Adjective

*hunagaswōtuz [1]

  1. sweet as honey

Inflection


Descendants

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

References

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