Etymology Explorer › Old High German

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

  1. heaven, sky, ceiling

Ancestry of “himil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

Words derived from “himil”

  • Himmelsbläue
  • Himmelstürmer
  • Himmelskunde
  • Himmelreich
  • himmelschreiend
  • himmelhoch
  • Himmelsschreiberin
  • Himmelskörper
  • Himmelsschreiber
  • Himmelsschreiben
  • Himmelfahrt
  • Himmelslicht
  • himmelweit
  • himmelangst
  • Himmel
  • Himmelsachse
  • himmelblau
  • Himmelsschrift
  • himel
  • הימל
  • Himmelsdéierchen
  • Himmel
  • Himmel
  • himbare
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →