Where does “engel” come from?

engel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch engil, 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.

engel (Middle Dutch): angel, servant of God; fallen angel

Definitions

  1. angel, servant of God; fallen angel

Ancestry of “engel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “engel

Every word from Latin angelus