English

honeymaker

From honey + maker.

A compound of honey + maker

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 macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’

Middle English maken ‘to make or create’

Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’

English maker

Today it means

noun A maker of honey: a honey bee.

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

Etymograph / honeymaker