Where does “henep” come from?

henep (Middle English) comes from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic hanapi, from Proto-Germanic hanapiz — hemp.

henep (Middle English): Alternative form of hemp

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hemp

Ancestry of “henep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhenephemp
2Proto-West Germanichanapihemp
3Proto-Germanichanapizhemp
Every word from Proto-Germanic hanapiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hanapi →Every word from Old English henep →