Where does “Himmelszelt” come from?

Himmelszelt (German) comes from German zelt, from Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

Himmelszelt (German): welkin, heaven

Definitions

  1. welkin, heaven

Ancestry of “Himmelszelt”, step by step

Himmelszelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzelttent, marquee
2Middle High Germanzëlt—
3Old High Germanzelt—
4Proto-West Germanic*teld—
5Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
7Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
8Proto-Uralic-tt—

via German Himmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHimmelsky; heaven; canopy
2Middle High Germanhimelsky
3Old High Germanhimilheaven, sky, ceiling
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →
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