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Where does “hymlīce” come from?

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

hymlīce (Old English): hemlock, bryony, convolvulus

Definitions

  1. hemlock, bryony, convolvulus

Ancestry of “hymlīce”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hymlīce”

  • hemlock
  • poison hemlock
  • hemlok
  • hemeluc
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