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honeEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English hon (“whetstone”), from Old English hān, from Proto-Germanic *hainō (compare Dutch heen, Norwegian hein), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃i- (“to sharpen”) (compare Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”), Persian سان (sân, “whetstone”)).
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Cognate with Icelandic hnúður. Distantly related to knot.
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French hogner (“to grumble”), which could be a cross of honnir (“to disgrace, shame”) and grogner (“to grunt”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- HoneEnglish · e-38538-4395
Hone, hōn, n. a stone of a fine grit for sharpening instruments.—v.t. to sharpen as on a hone. [A.S. hán; Ice. hein; allied to Gr. kōnos, a cone.]
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Hone, hōn, v.i. to pine, moan, grieve. [Perh. Fr. hogner, to grumble.]
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