Where does “Himmelskunde” come from?

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

Himmelskunde (German): astronomy

Definitions

  1. astronomy

Ancestry of “Himmelskunde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Himmelskunde”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old High German himil →Every word from Middle High German himel →