Where does “gammelengelsk” come from?

gammelengelsk (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.

gammelengelsk (Norwegian Bokmål): Old English

Definitions

  1. Old English

Ancestry of “gammelengelsk”, step by step

gammelengelsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål engelsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålengelskEnglish, someone or something from England,...
2Norwegian Bokmålengelan angel
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Norwegian Bokmål gammel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgammelold
2Danishgammelold
3Old Norsegamallold; old, aged; of a certain age
4Proto-Germanicgamalazold, weak
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →