English
Sky
Sky comes from German Himmel, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *himil.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*himilreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050himil
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350himel
- Germanc. 1650–presentHimmel
- Englishearliest quotation 1981Sky
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*himilreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050himil
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350himel
- Germanc. 1650–presentHimmel
- Englishearliest quotation 1981Sky
Earliest quotation: 1981, William Boyd, On the Yankee Station: “The bad thing was she took my son Skiff…”
The story
As a surname, a translation of German Himmel and an anglicization of Ashkenazic surnames ending in -sky.
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *himil
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *himil / Sky