Where does “himil” come from?
himil (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.
himil (Old High German): heaven, sky, ceiling
Definitions
- heaven, sky, ceiling
Ancestry of “himil”, step by step
himil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic himil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | himil | sky; heaven |
via Proto-Germanic *himil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *himil | — |