Where does “himmelhvælving” come from?

himmelhvælving (Danish) comes from Danish himmel, from Old Danish himæn, from Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic himinaz — cloud cover; sky.

himmelhvælving (Danish): the/a sky, likened to a vault

Definitions

  1. the/a sky, likened to a vault

Ancestry of “himmelhvælving”, step by step

himmelhvælving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish himmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhimmelsky; heaven
2Old Danishhimæn—
3Old Norsehiminnthe heavens, sky; heaven, paradise
4Proto-Germanichiminazcloud cover; sky

via Danish hvælving

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvælvingan arch, vault
2Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Germanic himinaz →Every word from Old Norse himinn →Every word from Old Danish himæn →