Where does “angelkrok” come from?
angelkrok (Swedish) comes from Swedish ängel, 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.
angelkrok (Swedish): a pike hook
Definitions
- a pike hook
Ancestry of “angelkrok”, step by step
angelkrok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ängel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ängel | an angel |
| 2 | Old Frisian | angel | fishhook |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 4 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 6 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 7 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
via Swedish krok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krok | hook; a rod bent into a curved shape; hook; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krōker | hook |
| 3 | Old Norse | krókr | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |