Where does “Engelsman” come from?
Engelsman (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Engelsman, from Dutch engels, from Dutch engel, from Middle Dutch engel, from Old Dutch engil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill — angel; messenger.
Engelsman (Afrikaans): Englishman; A South African of British descent,...
Definitions
- Englishman; A South African of British descent,...
Ancestry of “Engelsman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Engelsman | Englishman |
| 2 | Dutch | engels | A unit of mass equal to one twentieth of an... |
| 3 | Dutch | engel | angel |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | engel | angel, servant of God; fallen angel |
| 5 | Old Dutch | engil | — |
| 6 | Latin | Angelus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 8 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 9 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 11 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |