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Where does “hymlīc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hymlīc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hymlīc”

  • hemlock
  • poison hemlock
  • hemlok
  • hemeluc
Every word from Proto-Germanic humalaz →