Where does “Anioł Stróż” come from?

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

Anioł Stróż (Polish): guardian angel

Definitions

  1. guardian angel

Ancestry of “Anioł Stróż”, step by step

Anioł Stróż traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish anioł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishaniołangel
2Old Polishanjołangel
3Old Czechanjelangel
4Medieval Latinangelus—
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel
8Proto-West Germanicangilangel
9Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Polish Stróż

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishStróżwatchman
2Polishstróżwatchman; guardian, keeper, caretaker, custodian,...
3Proto-Slavicstȏržьguard
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →