Where does “hanif” come from?
hanif (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hanaf, from Proto-West Germanic hanapi, from Proto-Germanic hanapiz — hemp.
Ancestry of “hanif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hanaf | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hanapi | hemp |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanapiz | hemp |
Words derived from “hanif”