heimlich
German (Berlin)
/ˈhaɪ̯mlɪç/
adj
Definitions
- secret, clandestine done or kept in secret
Etymology
Suffix from German Heim (home).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Heim
Gloss
home
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
宅
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- home English
- homelily English
- homeliness English
- homely English
- unheimlich English
- unhomely English
- Altenheim German
- Altersheim German
- Billigheimer German
- Heim German
- Heimchen German
- Heimcomputer German
- Heimfahrt German
- Heimkind German
- Heimlichkeit German
- Heimlichtuerei German
- Heimmannschaft German
- Heimstatt German
- Heimtextilien German
- Heimweh German
- Kinderheim German
- Pflegeheim German
- Seniorenheim German
- Tierheim German
- Wohnheim German
- geheim German
- heimisch German
- heimlichtun German
- heimwärts German
- tun German
- unheimlich German
- heimelijk Dutch, Flemish
- onheimelijk Dutch, Flemish
- hemmelig Norwegian Bokmål
- *haimalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- hemlig Swedish
- hemlighet Swedish
- homly Middle English
- hemmelig Danish
- hemmelighed Danish
- heimelik Middle Low German
- hemeliker Old Swedish