Where does “aartsengel” come from?
aartsengel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aartsengel, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.
aartsengel (Afrikaans): archangel
Ancestry of “aartsengel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aartsengel | archangel, member of a high one of the nine... |
| 2 | Latin | archangelus | an archangel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχάγγελος | archangel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 5 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 6 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 8 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |