Where does “unheimlich” come from?

unheimlich (German) comes from Middle High German unheimlich.

unheimlich (German): uncanny; creepy, eerie; incredible

Definitions

  1. uncanny; creepy, eerie; incredible

Ancestry of “unheimlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanunheimlich—

Words derived from “unheimlich”

Every word from Middle High German unheimlich →