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Where does “verheimlichen” come from?

verheimlichen (German) comes from German heimlich, from Middle High German heimlich, from Old High German heimilīh, from Proto-Germanic *haimalīk.

verheimlichen (German): to keep secret, to conceal, to hide

Definitions

  1. to keep secret, to conceal, to hide

Ancestry of “verheimlichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheimlichsecret, clandestine
2Middle High Germanheimlich—
3Old High Germanheimilīh—
4Proto-Germanic*haimalīk—

Words derived from “verheimlichen”

  • Verheimlichung
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