Where does “engelsk” come from?
engelsk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål engel, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.
engelsk (Norwegian Bokmål): English, someone or something from England,...
Definitions
- English, someone or something from England,...
Ancestry of “engelsk”, step by step
engelsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål engel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | engel | an angel |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 3 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 4 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 6 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Old Norse engilskr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | engilskr | — |
| 2 | Old English | Englisċ | of the Angles; of the Angles; English |
| 3 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |