Where does “hemeling” come from?

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

hemeling (Dutch): a celestial being

Definitions

  1. a celestial being

Ancestry of “hemeling”, step by step

hemeling 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 Dutch ling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchling—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →