Where does “hemel” come from?

hemel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hemel, from Middle Dutch hēmel, from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.

hemel (Afrikaans): heaven

Definitions

  1. heaven

Ancestry of “hemel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhemelheaven; sky, heavens; canopy, baldachin
2Middle Dutchhēmelheaven, sky
3Old Dutchhimilheaven, sky
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Dutch himil →Every word from Middle Dutch hēmel →
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