Where does “himmeli” come from?

himmeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish himmel, from Old Swedish himil, from Old Saxon himil, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.

himmeli (Finnish): a type of hanging, mobile decoration made of...

Definitions

  1. a type of hanging, mobile decoration made of...

Ancestry of “himmeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhimmelsky; heaven
2Old Swedishhimil—
3Old Saxonhimilheaven, sky
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

Words derived from “himmeli”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Saxon himil →Every word from Old Swedish himil →