Where does “hampjurt” come from?

hampjurt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jurt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

hampjurt (Icelandic): hemp, cannabis, marijuana (Cannabis sativa)

Definitions

  1. hemp, cannabis, marijuana (Cannabis sativa)

Ancestry of “hampjurt”, step by step

hampjurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic jurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjurtplant
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Icelandic hampur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichampurhemp
2Old Norsehamprhemp
3Proto-Germanichanapizhemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →