Where does “himla” come from?

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

himla (Swedish): awfully, terribly, very (as an intensifier)

Definitions

  1. awfully, terribly, very (as an intensifier)

Ancestry of “himla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhimmelsky; heaven
2Old Swedishhimil—
3Old Saxonhimilheaven, sky
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven

Words derived from “himla”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Saxon himil →Every word from Old Swedish himil →