Where does “Angle” come from?
Angle (French) comes from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.
Ancestry of “Angle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 2 | Old French | Angle | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 5 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 6 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 8 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
Words derived from “Angle”