Etymology

high angel

Today it means: Archangel. Full definition →

Middle English heh-engel ← Old English hēahengel ← Proto-West Germanic *hauhaangil
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hauhaangil“archangel”
  2. Old English · inherited fromhēahengel
  3. Middle English · inherited fromheh-engel
  4. English todayhigh angel

From Middle English heh-engel, from Old English hēahengel, from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaangil (“archangel”). Cognate with German Hochengel.

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