Where does “angel” come from?
Angel comes from Middle English engel, from Old French angle, from Latin angulus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος meaning messenger.
angel (English): An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger...
Definitions
- An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger...
Ancestry of “angel”, step by step
angel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English angel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | angel | Alternative form of aungel; fishhook |
| 2 | Old French | angle | angel |
| 3 | Old English | enġel | angel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 5 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
via Middle English engel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | engel | Alternative form of aungel |
via Middle English ængel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ængel | Alternative form of aungel |