Where does “engelgleich” come from?

engelgleich (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.

engelgleich (German): Alternative form of engelsgleich

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of engelsgleich

Ancestry of “engelgleich”, 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 →
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