Where does “ангел” come from?
ангел (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ангелъ, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.
ангел (Bulgarian): angel
Ancestry of “ангел”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | ангелъ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 3 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 4 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 6 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |