Where does “Matthäusevangelium” come from?
Matthäusevangelium (German) comes from German Evangelium, from Latin euangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
Matthäusevangelium (German): the Gospel according to Matthew
Definitions
- the Gospel according to Matthew
Ancestry of “Matthäusevangelium”, step by step
Matthäusevangelium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Evangelium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Evangelium | gospel |
| 2 | Latin | euangelium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via German Matthäus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Matthäus | Matthew apostle and evangelist, also short for his gospel |
| 2 | Latin | matthaeus | of biblical origin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ματθαῖος | disciple of Jesus in Christianity |
| 4 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |