Where does “schijnheilig” come from?
schijnheilig (Dutch) comes from Dutch heilig, from Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
schijnheilig (Dutch): sanctimonious, hypocritical
Definitions
- sanctimonious, hypocritical
Ancestry of “schijnheilig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | heilich | holy, sacred |
| 3 | Old Dutch | heilig | holy, sacred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |
Words derived from “schijnheilig”