Where does “Verheimlichung” come from?
Verheimlichung (German) comes from German verheimlichen, from German heimlich, from Middle High German heimlich, from Old High German heimilīh, from Proto-Germanic *haimalīk.
Verheimlichung (German): concealment
Definitions
- concealment
Ancestry of “Verheimlichung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verheimlichen | to keep secret, to conceal, to hide |
| 2 | German | heimlich | secret, clandestine |
| 3 | Middle High German | heimlich | — |
| 4 | Old High German | heimilīh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *haimalīk | — |