Where does “gōdspell” come from?
gōdspell (Old English) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, from Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος, from Ancient Greek ἀγγέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil — angel; messenger.
gōdspell (Old English): gospel
Definitions
- gospel
Ancestry of “gōdspell”, step by step
gōdspell traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | evangelium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εὐαγγέλιον | a reward for good news; good news; gospel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐάγγελος | bringing good news |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγγέλλω | to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 6 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 7 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 9 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via Old English gōd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |