Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “heimelich” come from?

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

Ancestry of “heimelich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheimilīh—
2Proto-Germanic*haimalīk—

Words derived from “heimelich”

  • unheimlich
  • heimlich
  • Verheimlichung
  • verheimlichen
  • Heimlichkeit
  • unheimlich
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