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Where does “hemels” come from?

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

hemels (Dutch): heavenly, of or pertaining to heaven; heavenly,...

Definitions

  1. heavenly, of or pertaining to heaven; heavenly,...

Ancestry of “hemels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhemelheaven; sky, heavens; canopy, baldachin
2Middle Dutchhēmel—
3Old Dutchhimilheaven, sky
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →