Where does “engel” come from?

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

engel (Middle High German): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “engel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanengilangel
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 Proto-West Germanic angil →Every word from Latin angelus →