Where does “anglet” come from?

anglet (Middle French) comes from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

anglet (Middle French): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “anglet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchanglecorner
2Old FrenchAngleangel biblical being
3Late LatinAngelus
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill