Where does “Engel” come from?

Engel (German) comes from Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel.

Engel (German): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “Engel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanengelangel
2Old High Germanengilangel
3Proto-West Germanicangilangel
4Latinangelusangel; messenger
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel
Every word from Old Saxon engil