Where does “ängel” come from?

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

ängel (Swedish): an angel

Definitions

  1. an angel

Ancestry of “ängel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ängel

Every word from Old Saxon engilEvery word from Proto-West Germanic angilEvery word from Latin angelus
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