Where does “angel” come from?

angel (Old English) comes from Old English enġel, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel.

angel (Old English): Anglia peninsula in Jutland, in Schleswig in northermost Germany, where the Angles are supposed to have originated

Definitions

  1. Anglia peninsula in Jutland, in Schleswig in northermost Germany, where the Angles are supposed to have originated

Ancestry of “angel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “angel”

Every word from Old Saxon engil →Every word from Old English enġel →Every word from Proto-West Germanic angil →