Where does “enċġel” come from?
enċġel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel.
enċġel (Old English): angel, messenger
Ancestry of “enċġel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 2 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 4 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 5 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
Words derived from “enċġel”