Hempen
/ˈhɛmpən/noun
Made of hemp fiber or resembling hemp.
Did you know?Hemp’s name goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kan(n)a-/*kannabis, the same ancient root behind cannabis, showing how one plant split into both practical rope and later mystical associations.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kan(n)a- / *kannabis
“A hemp or cannabis plant”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kánnabis
“Hemp, cannabis”
Late Latin
Latin
cannabis
“Hemp”
Old English
English
hænep
“Hemp”
Middle English
English
hempen
“Made of hemp”