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 — healthy.
schijnheilig (Dutch): sanctimonious, hypocritical
Definitions
- sanctimonious, hypocritical
Ancestry of “schijnheilig”, step by step
schijnheilig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch heilig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | healthy |
via Dutch schijnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schijnen | to shine; to appear, to seem |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schinen | to shine; to be visible; to appear, to look, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skīnan | to shine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |