Where does “viermotorig” come from?

viermotorig (Dutch) comes from Dutch motor, 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.

viermotorig (Dutch): having four engines

Definitions

  1. having four engines

Ancestry of “viermotorig”, step by step

viermotorig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmotorengine; motorbike
2Dutchengelangel
3Middle Dutchengelangel, servant of God; fallen angel
4Old Dutchengil
5LatinAngelusangel
6Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
7Old Norseengillangel
8Old Saxonengilangel
9Proto-West Germanicangilangel
10Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Dutch vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvierfour
2Middle Dutchvierfour; Alternative form of vuur
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill