Where does “engel” come from?

engel (Middle English) comes from Old English enġel, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel.

engel (Middle English): Alternative form of aungel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of aungel

Ancestry of “engel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “engel”

Every word from Old Saxon engil →Every word from Old English enġel →Every word from Proto-West Germanic angil →