Where does “hemeluc” come from?

hemeluc (Middle English) comes from Old English hymlīc, from Old English hymele, from Proto-Germanic humalaz.

Ancestry of “hemeluc”, step by step

hemeluc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hymlīc

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

via Old English hymlīce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhymlīcehemlock, bryony, convolvulus
Every word from Proto-Germanic humalaz →Every word from Old English hymele →Every word from Old English hymlīc →