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
Ancestry of “engel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 2 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 4 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
Words derived from “engel”