Where does “hemel” come from?

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

hemel (Dutch): heaven; sky, heavens; canopy, baldachin

Definitions

  1. heaven; sky, heavens; canopy, baldachin

Ancestry of “hemel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhēmelheaven, sky
2Old Dutchhimilheaven, sky
3Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

Words derived from “hemel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Dutch himil →Every word from Middle Dutch hēmel →