Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “hemmel” come from?

hemmel (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon himil, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.

hemmel (Middle Low German): heaven, sky

Definitions

  1. heaven, sky

Ancestry of “hemmel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hemmel”

  • Himmel
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