Where does “hemelgewelf” come from?
hemelgewelf (Dutch) comes from Dutch gewelf, from Dutch welven, from Middle Dutch welven, from Old Dutch *welven, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbaz.
hemelgewelf (Dutch): sky, firmament
Ancestry of “hemelgewelf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | gewelf | vault, cellar; arch, vault |
| 2 | Dutch | welven | to bend like an arch, to arch; to be shaped like... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | welven | to vault, to arch, to roof over; to cover |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *welven | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hwalbijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hwalbaz | — |