Where does “engel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “engel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “engel”

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