Where does “guðspjallamaður” come from?
guðspjallamaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic guðspjall, from Old Norse guðspjall, from Old English godspell, from Old English gōdspell, from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω — angel; messenger.
guðspjallamaður (Icelandic): evangelist
Ancestry of “guðspjallamaður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | guðspjall | gospel |
| 2 | Old Norse | guðspjall | — |
| 3 | Old English | godspell | gospel |
| 4 | Old English | gōdspell | — |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | evangelium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | To carry, deliver, pass on, relay ; to announce,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 10 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 11 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 13 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |