Where does “engels” come from?
engels (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.
engels (Dutch): A unit of mass equal to one twentieth of an...
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- A unit of mass equal to one twentieth of an...
Ancestry of “engels”, step by step
engels traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch engel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | engel | angel |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | engel | angel, servant of God; fallen angel |
| 3 | Old Dutch | engil | — |
| 4 | Latin | Angelus | angel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 6 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 7 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 9 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Middle Dutch engelsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | engelsch | English |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -sch | -ish, -an |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -isc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |