Where does “snöängel” come from?

snöängel (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.

snöängel (Swedish): a snow angel

Definitions

  1. a snow angel

Ancestry of “snöängel”, step by step

snöängel 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 snö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnösnow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...
2Old Swedishsniōr—
3Old Norsesnærsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Old Saxon engil →Every word from Proto-West Germanic angil →Every word from Latin angelus →