Where does “hēmel” come from?

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

hēmel (Middle Dutch): heaven, sky

Definitions

  1. heaven, sky

Ancestry of “hēmel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hēmel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Dutch himil →
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