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Where does “anjel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “anjel”, step by step

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