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Where does “Heemel” come from?

Heemel (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian himel, from Proto-West Germanic himil — sky; heaven.

Heemel (Saterland Frisian): heaven; sky

Definitions

  1. heaven; sky

Ancestry of “Heemel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhimel—
2Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →