Where does “hemel” come from?
hemel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.
Ancestry of “hemel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | himil | heaven, sky |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | himil | sky; heaven |
Words derived from “hemel”