Where does “Scheinheiligkeit” come from?
Scheinheiligkeit (German) comes from German scheinheilig, from Dutch schijnheilig, from Dutch heilig, from Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz — healthy.
Scheinheiligkeit (German): sanctimony, hypocrisy
Definitions
- sanctimony, hypocrisy
Ancestry of “Scheinheiligkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | scheinheilig | sanctimonious |
| 2 | Dutch | schijnheilig | sanctimonious, hypocritical |
| 3 | Dutch | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | heilich | holy, sacred |
| 5 | Old Dutch | heilig | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |