Where does “Engelszunge” come from?

Engelszunge (German) comes from German engel, 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.

Engelszunge (German): great eloquence

Definitions

  1. great eloquence

Ancestry of “Engelszunge”, step by step

Engelszunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German engel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanengelangel
2Middle High Germanengelangel
3Old High Germanengilangel
4Proto-West Germanicangilangel
5Latinangelusangel; messenger
6Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
7Old Norseengillangel
8Old Saxonengilangel

via German zunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzungetongue organ in the mouth
2Middle High Germanzungetongue
3Old High Germanzungatongue; language
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Old Saxon engil →