Where does “skenhelighet” come from?
skenhelighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish skenhelig, from German scheinheilig, from Dutch schijnheilig, from Dutch heilig, from Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz — healthy.
skenhelighet (Swedish): sanctimoniousness, hypocrisy (false piety)
Definitions
- sanctimoniousness, hypocrisy (false piety)
Ancestry of “skenhelighet”, step by step
skenhelighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skenhelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skenhelig | sanctimonious hypocritically pious |
| 2 | German | scheinheilig | sanctimonious |
| 3 | Dutch | schijnheilig | sanctimonious, hypocritical |
| 4 | Dutch | heilig | holy; sacred |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | heilich | holy, sacred |
| 6 | Old Dutch | heilig | holy, sacred |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hailag | holy, sacred |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hailagaz | holy, sacred |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |