himil

himil

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

himil m

1. heaven, sky

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: hēmel
  • Dutch: hemel
    • Afrikaans: hemel
  • Limburgish: hieëmel

Further reading

• “himil”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

himil m (plural himila)

1. heaven, sky, ceiling

Declension

Declension of himil (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	himil	himila
accusative	himil	himila
genitive	himiles	himilo
dative	himile	himilum
instrumental	himilu	—

Derived terms

• himilzungal

Descendants

• Middle High German: himel
  • Swabian: Hemmel, Hemml, Himml
  • Bavarian: Himmi, Himml
    • Cimbrian: hümmel, hümbl
  • Central Franconian: Himmel, Hemmel
    • Hunsrik: Himmel
    • Luxembourgish: Himmel
    • Transylvanian Saxon: Hemmel
  • German: Himmel
  • Rhine Franconian: Himmel
    • Pennsylvania German: Himmel
  • Yiddish: הימל‎ (himl)

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhimil/

Noun

himil m

1. heaven, sky

   is bocan skinan hedro fon himiles tunglun

   His beeches were shining serenely at the stars in the sky (Heliand, verse 600)

Declension

Declension of himil (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	himil	himilos
accusative	himil	himilos
genitive	himiles	himilō
dative	himile	himilum
instrumental	—	—

Related terms

• himilrīki

Descendants

• Middle Low German: hemmel, hēmel
  • German Low German:

    Ostfriesisch (East Frisian Low Saxon): Hemel, Himmel

    Westphalian:

    Dortmundisch: Hiəmel

    Lippisch, Ravensbergisch, Westmünsterländisch: Hemmel

    Sauerländisch: Hiemel, Heämel (Wenden)

    Westmünsterländisch: Himmel

  • Plautdietsch: Himmel
  • → Norwegian: himmel
  • → Old Swedish: himil
    • Swedish: himmel
      • → Finnish: himmeli
  • → Old Danish: *himæl
    • Danish: himmel
  • → Gutnish: himmel
  • → Westrobothnian: himmel, himel