Where does “Erzengel” come from?

Erzengel (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.

Erzengel (German): archangel

Definitions

  1. archangel

Ancestry of “Erzengel”, step by step

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
Every word from Old Saxon engil →Every word from Proto-West Germanic angil →Every word from Latin angelus →