Where does “zesmotorig” come from?

zesmotorig (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.

zesmotorig (Dutch): having six engines of motorised means of transport

Definitions

  1. having six engines of motorised means of transport

Ancestry of “zesmotorig”, step by step

zesmotorig 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 zes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzessix
2Middle Dutchsessix
3Old Dutchses
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Latin angelus