Where does “schijnheilige” come from?
schijnheilige (Dutch) comes from Dutch heilige, from Middle Dutch heilige, from Old Dutch hēligo.
schijnheilige (Dutch): hypocrite
Ancestry of “schijnheilige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | heilige | saint |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | heilige | saint; relic, figure of a saint |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hēligo | — |