Etymograph

English

Hemp

Hemp comes from Old English beorht ‘bright’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-sreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*berhtaz‘bright, shining’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*berht‘bright’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150beorhtas *berht‘bright’reconstructed
  5. EnglishtodayHemp

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-sreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*berhtaz‘bright, shining’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*berht‘bright’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150beorhtas *berht‘bright’reconstructed
  5. EnglishtodayHemp

Linked words

through Proto-West Germanic *berht ‘bright’

brightly

through Old English beorht ‘bright’

bright, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s / Hemp

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