Where does “hemelen” come from?

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

hemelen (Dutch): to hide, to remove; to fix, to repair; to die,...

Definitions

  1. to hide, to remove; to fix, to repair; to die,...

Ancestry of “hemelen”, step by step

hemelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hemel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhemelheaven; sky, heavens; canopy, baldachin
2Middle Dutchhēmelheaven, sky
3Old Dutchhimilheaven, sky
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

via Middle Dutch hêmelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhêmelen—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Dutch himil →Every word from Middle Dutch hēmel →