Where does “ἄγγελος” come from?

ἄγγελος (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

ἄγγελος (Ancient Greek): a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...

Definitions

  1. a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...

Ancestry of “ἄγγελος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseengillangel
2Old Saxonengilangel
3Proto-West Germanicangilangel
4Latinangelusangel; messenger

Words derived from “ἄγγελος”

Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Old Norse engill →Every word from Old Saxon engil →