Where does “engelskspråklig” come from?
engelskspråklig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål engelsk, 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.
engelskspråklig (Norwegian Bokmål): English-speaking; English-language
Definitions
- English-speaking; English-language
Ancestry of “engelskspråklig”, step by step
engelskspråklig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål engelsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | engelsk | English, someone or something from England,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | engel | an angel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 4 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 5 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 7 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Norwegian Bokmål språklig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | språklig | linguistic, relating to language |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -lig | -le or -ly, used to form adjectives from nouns,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ligr | suffix used to create adjectives, having the... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |