hemlig

Swedish

adj
Definitions
  • secret (being or kept hidden)

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish hemeliker derived from Old Norse heimiligr derived from Middle Low German heimelik derived from Proto-Germanic *haimalīkaz (familiar, homely, of characteristic of home), *haimaz (home, village, house) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (lie down, settle, love, home, set in motion, family, beloved, put, store, lie with, be lying down, lie, be familiar, sharpen, camp, be on the move).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱey-

Gloss

lie down, settle, love, home, set in motion, family, beloved, put, store, lie with, be lying down, lie, be familiar, sharpen, camp, be on the move

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

家, 族

Emoji

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