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Where does “hēmel” come from?

hēmel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.

Ancestry of “hēmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhimilheaven, sky
2Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

Words derived from “hēmel”

  • hammercloth
  • hemel
  • hemelwijd
  • hemelvuur
  • hemellichaam
  • hemelvaart
  • hemelblauw
  • hemelwaarts
  • hemelsblauw
  • hemelteken
  • hemels
  • hemelgewelf
  • hemelbol
  • Hemelvaartsdag
  • hemelbed
  • hemelnimf
  • hemel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →