German heimlich

← German Heim (suffix)

← German lich (suffix)

← Middle High German heimlich (inherited)

← Middle High German heimelich (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk (inherited)

← Old High German heimilīh (inherited)

→ English homely (cognate)

→ Danish hjemlig (calque)

→ German unheimlich (prefix)

→ German Heimlichkeit (suffix)

→ German verheimlichen (confix)

→ German heimlichtun (compound)