English

honeyguide

From honey + guide.

A compound of honey + guide

Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks

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Proto-Germanic *hunagą

Proto-West Germanic *hunag

Old English huniġ

Middle English hony

English honey

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Old Occitan guidar

Old Occitan guida

Old French guide ‘a guide’

Middle English guide

English guide

Today it means

noun Any of several brood-parasitic Old World tropical birds, of the family Indicatoridae, that primarily feed on wax, especially beeswax.

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

Etymograph / honeyguide