Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “englisch” come from? englisch (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.
englisch (German): English; rare; angelic, angelical
Definitions English; rare; angelic, angelical Ancestry of “englisch”, step by step englisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German engel Step Language Word Meaning 1 German engel angel 2 Middle High German engel angel 3 Old High German engil angel 4 Proto-West Germanic angil angel 5 Latin angelus angel; messenger 6 Ancient Greek ἄγγελος a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... 7 Old Norse engill angel 8 Old Saxon engil angel
via German England Step Language Word Meaning 1 German England — 2 Old English Engla land land of the Angles 3 Old English land land; a country; region within a country:... 4 Proto-West Germanic land land, area of ground 5 Proto-Germanic landą land, area of ground 6 Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- land, heath; loins
Words derived from “englisch”