Where does “ingle” come from?
ingle (Middle Scots) comes from Scottish Gaelic aingeal, from Old Irish aingel, 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.
Ancestry of “ingle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | aingeal | angel; messenger; fire |
| 2 | Old Irish | aingel | angel; very bright; unclear |
| 3 | Latin | Angelus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 5 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 6 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 8 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |