Where does “őrangyal” come from?

őrangyal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian angyal, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

őrangyal (Hungarian): guardian angel angel assigned to protect and guide a person

Definitions

  1. guardian angel angel assigned to protect and guide a person

Ancestry of “őrangyal”, step by step

őrangyal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian angyal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianangyalangel
2LatinAngelusangel
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Hungarian őr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianőrguard, watchman, keeper; guardian, protector;...
2Hungarianőrizto guard, herd, watch, keep safe
3Hungarian-kedikAdded to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most...
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →