Where does “himæl” come from?

himæl (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic himinaz — cloud cover; sky.

Ancestry of “himæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehiminnthe heavens, sky; heaven, paradise
2Proto-Germanichiminazcloud cover; sky
Every word from Proto-Germanic himinaz →Every word from Old Norse himinn →