Etymology

errand-ghost

Today it means: A spirit or spiritual messenger; an angel. Full definition →

Old English ǣrendgāst
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromǣrendgāst“spiritual messenger, angel”
  2. English todayerrand-ghost

Revived from Old English ǣrendgāst (“spiritual messenger, angel”). By surface analysis, errand + ghost.

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