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heimlich

Meaning

  1. secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)
  2. (archaic) quiet, silent
  3. (archaic) synonym of einheimisch (“native”)
  4. (archaic) synonym of traulich (“homely, cosy”)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ̯mlɪç/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German heimlich, heimelich, from Old High German heimilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk. Equivalent to Heim + -lich.

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