Angel-

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately related to the plural noun Engle (the English,” originally “the Angles), possibly from an unattested singular form *Angul or *Angel, related to Angel (Anglia), the Angles' original homeland in continental Europe, or else from a root common to all these terms. Similar prefixes exist for other peoples, in words like Wendelsǣ (“the Mediterranean,” literally “the Vandal-sea”) and Swēoland (“Sweden,” literally “Swede-land”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.ɡel/, [ˈɑŋ.ɡel]

Prefix[edit]

Angel-

  1. Anglo-; of England or the English

Derived terms[edit]