Where does “Todesengel” come from?

Todesengel (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.

Todesengel (German): angel of death

Definitions

  1. angel of death

Ancestry of “Todesengel”, step by step

Todesengel 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 tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Old Saxon engil
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