Etymograph

English

honeyeater

From honey + eater.

A compound of honey + eater

Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks

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Proto-Germanic *hunagą

Proto-West Germanic *hunag

Old English huniġ

Middle English hony

English honey

Old English etere

Middle English eter

English eater

Today it means

noun Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.

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

Etymograph / honeyeater