Where does “heimlich” come from?

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

Ancestry of “heimlich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heimlich”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *haimalīk →Every word from Old High German heimilīh →