Where does “Himmelskönigin” come from?

Himmelskönigin (German) comes from German Himmel, from Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.

Himmelskönigin (German): Queen of Heaven, title for the Blessed Virgin Mary; Regina Coeli

Definitions

  1. Queen of Heaven, title for the Blessed Virgin Mary; Regina Coeli

Ancestry of “Himmelskönigin”, step by step

Himmelskönigin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Himmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHimmelsky; heaven; canopy
2Middle High Germanhimelsky
3Old High Germanhimilheaven, sky, ceiling
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

via German Königin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKöniginqueen
2Middle High Germankünigin—
3Old High Germanchuningin—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old High German himil →Every word from Middle High German himel →