Where does “hemlock” come from?

Hemlock comes from Middle English hemlok, from Old English hymlīc, from Old English hymele, from Proto-Germanic humalaz, a plant name of uncertain ultimate origin.

hemlock (English): Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the...

Ancestry of “hemlock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhemlokhemlock
2Old Englishhymlīchemlock
3Old Englishhymelehops, "Humulus lupulus"
4Proto-Germanichumalaz—

Words derived from “hemlock”

Every word from Proto-Germanic humalaz →Every word from Old English hymele →Every word from Old English hymlīc →