Where does “engel” come from?

engel (Danish) comes 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...

engel (Danish): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “engel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “engel”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →Every word from Old Saxon engil →
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