Where does “zee-engel” come from?

zee-engel (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.

zee-engel (Dutch): angel shark, shark of the family Squatinidae

Definitions

  1. angel shark, shark of the family Squatinidae

Ancestry of “zee-engel”, step by step

zee-engel 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 zee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeesea
2Middle Dutchsêesea
3Old Dutchsēosea
4Proto-West Germanicsaiwisea
5Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
6Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →