Etymograph

English

honeybush

From honey + bush; for the South African plant, a calque of Afrikaans heuningbos (heuning + bos).

A compound of honey + bush

Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks

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Proto-Germanic *hunagą

Proto-West Germanic *hunag

Old English huniġ

Middle English hony

English honey

Proto-Germanic *buskaz ‘bush’

Proto-West Germanic *busk ‘bush’

Old English *busċ

Middle English bush ‘bush’

English bush

Today it means

noun Any of a group of bushes in the genus Cyclopia whose flowers smell of honey and whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / honeybush