Etymograph

English

heiligenschein

Heiligenschein comes from German Heiligenschein ‘aureola, aureole’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentHeiligenschein‘aureola, aureole’
  2. Englishtodayheiligenschein

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentHeiligenschein‘aureola, aureole’
  2. Englishtodayheiligenschein

Every English word from German Heiligenschein

Today it means

noun An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass).

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