Where does “ange” come from?

ange (French) comes from Old French angle, from Old English enġel, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel.

ange (French): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “ange”, step by step

ange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French angle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchangleangel
2Old Englishenġelangel
3Proto-West Germanicangilangel
4Latinangelusangel; messenger
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel

via Old French ange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchangeAlternative form of angle
2LatinAngelusangel
Every word from Old Saxon engilEvery word from Old English enġelEvery word from Proto-West Germanic angil