Where does “hemp” come from?
hemp (Middle English) comes from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic hanapi, from Proto-Germanic hanapiz — hemp.
hemp (Middle English): Hemp; Hempen fibre or products made of it
Definitions
- Hemp; Hempen fibre or products made of it
Ancestry of “hemp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | henep | hemp |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hanapi | hemp |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanapiz | hemp |
Words derived from “hemp”