heimlich
See also: Heimlich
German
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German heimlich, heimelich, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German heimilīh, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *haimalīkaz, equivalent to Heim + -lich. Compare Dutch heimelijk, English homely, Danish hemmelig, Swedish hemlig. More at homely.
Pronunciation
Adjective
heimlich (comparative heimlicher, superlative am heimlichsten)
- secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)
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Further reading
- “heimlich” in Duden online