Where does “hamp” come from?
hamp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hampr, from Proto-Germanic hanapiz — hemp.
hamp (Norwegian Nynorsk): hemp
Ancestry of “hamp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hampr | hemp |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hanapiz | hemp |