Where does “engelin” come from?

engelin (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel; messenger.

engelin (Dutch): female angel

Definitions

  1. female angel

Ancestry of “engelin”, step by step

engelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch engel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchengelangel
2Middle Dutchengelangel, servant of God; fallen angel
3Old Dutchengil
4LatinAngelusangel
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel
8Proto-West Germanicangilangel
9Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin
4Proto-West Germanic*in
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Latin angelus