Where does “himlafäste” come from?

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

himlafäste (Swedish): firmament

Definitions

  1. firmament

Ancestry of “himlafäste”, step by step

himlafäste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish himmel

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

via Swedish faste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfastea fix point, a hold, an attachment, an abutment
Every word from Proto-West Germanic himil →Every word from Old Saxon himil →Every word from Old Swedish himil →