Where does “dödsängel” come from?

dödsängel (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.

dödsängel (Swedish): an angel of death

Definitions

  1. an angel of death

Ancestry of “dödsängel”, step by step

dödsängel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ängel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishängelan angel
2Old Frisianangelfishhook
3Proto-West Germanicangilangel
4Latinangelusangel; messenger
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Old Saxon engil