hemlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hemeliker, from Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Proto-Germanic *haimalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie, settle”). Cognate with German heimlich, English homely.

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Adjective

hemlig (comparative hemligare, superlative hemligast)

secret (being or kept hidden.)

Related terms

hemlighet

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