Where does “Oudengels” come from?
Oudengels (Dutch) comes from Dutch engels, from Dutch engel, from Middle Dutch engel, from Old Dutch engil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
Oudengels (Dutch): Old English
Definitions
- Old English
Ancestry of “Oudengels”, step by step
Oudengels traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch engels
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | engels | A unit of mass equal to one twentieth of an... |
| 2 | Dutch | engel | angel |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | engel | angel, servant of God; fallen angel |
| 4 | Old Dutch | engil | — |
| 5 | Latin | Angelus | angel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |