Where does “skyddsängel” come from?

skyddsängel (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.

skyddsängel (Swedish): a guardian angel

Definitions

  1. a guardian angel

Ancestry of “skyddsängel”, step by step

skyddsängel 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 skydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskydda protection; something that covers or protects;...
2Swedishskyddaprotect
3Swedishbeskyddato protect
Every word from Old Saxon engil →Every word from Proto-West Germanic angil →Every word from Latin angelus →