Where does “hemlok” come from?

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

hemlok (Middle English): hemlock

Definitions

  1. hemlock

Ancestry of “hemlok”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hemlok”

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