Where does “himmel” come from?

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

himmel (Swedish): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “himmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhimil—
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 Old Swedish himil →