Where does “angle” come from?

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

angle (Anglo-Norman): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “angle”, step by step

angle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin angelus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangelusangel; messenger
2Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
3Old Norseengillangel
4Old Saxonengilangel
5Proto-West Germanicangilangel

via Late Latin angelus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinangelusmessenger, angel; angel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic angil →Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →