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

  1. the Gospel according to Matthew

Ancestry of “Matthäusevangelium”, step by step

Matthäusevangelium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Evangelium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEvangeliumgospel
2Latineuangelium
3Ancient Greekεὐαγγέλιονa reward for good news; good news; gospel
4Ancient Greekεὐάγγελοςbringing good news
5Ancient Greekἀγγέλλωto carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report
6Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
7Old Norseengillangel
8Old Saxonengilangel
9Proto-West Germanicangilangel
10Latinangelusangel; messenger

via German Matthäus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMatthäusMatthew apostle and evangelist, also short for his gospel
2Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
3Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Latin angelus