Where does “ангелъ” come from?

ангелъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

ангелъ (Old Church Slavonic): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “ангелъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
2Old Norseengillangel
3Old Saxonengilangel
4Proto-West Germanicangilangel
5Latinangelusangel; messenger

Words derived from “ангелъ”

Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →