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