Where does “Himmel” come from?

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

Himmel (Plautdietsch): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “Himmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhemmelheaven, sky
2Old Saxonhimilheaven, sky
3Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

Words derived from “Himmel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Saxon himil →Every word from Middle Low German hemmel →