Where does “архангелъ” come from?

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

архангелъ (Old Church Slavonic): archangel

Definitions

  1. archangel

Ancestry of “архангелъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχάγγελοςarchangel
2Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
3Old Norseengillangel
4Old Saxonengilangel
5Proto-West Germanicangilangel
6Latinangelusangel; messenger

Words derived from “архангелъ

Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill