Where does “schijnheilige” come from?

schijnheilige (Dutch) comes from Dutch heilige, from Middle Dutch heilige, from Old Dutch hēligo.

schijnheilige (Dutch): hypocrite

Definitions

  1. hypocrite

Ancestry of “schijnheilige”, step by step

schijnheilige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch heilige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheiligesaint
2Middle Dutchheiligesaint; relic, figure of a saint
3Old Dutchhēligo—

via Dutch schijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschijnA shine, glimmering; An appearance, semblance,...
2Middle Dutchschijn—
Every word from Old Dutch hēligo →