Where does “hampur” come from?
hampur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hampr, from Proto-Germanic hanapiz — hemp.
hampur (Icelandic): hemp
Ancestry of “hampur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hampr | hemp |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hanapiz | hemp |