Where does “hemlig” come from?
hemlig (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hemeliker, from Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Old Saxon *hēmlīk, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
hemlig (Swedish): secret
Definitions
- secret
Ancestry of “hemlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | hemeliker | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | heimiligr | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | heimelik | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *hēmlīk | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *haimalīk | homely, homey, domestic |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |