Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “himil” come from?

himil (Old Swedish) comes from Old Saxon himil, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.

Ancestry of “himil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “himil”

  • olkihimmeli
  • himmeli
  • hallintohimmeli
  • himmelssfär
  • himmel
  • himlakropp
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →