Where does “erkiengill” come from?
erkiengill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic engill, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος — a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
erkiengill (Icelandic): an archangel
Ancestry of “erkiengill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | engill | angel |
| 2 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 3 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 5 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |