Where does “ange” come from?

ange (Norman) comes 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.

ange (Norman): angel; moth

Definitions

  1. angel; moth

Ancestry of “ange”, step by step

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