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Huh... I wonder if the the "eng" from England and English related to the Middle English englen and Old English englas for "angels"? Is England the land of angel
by russellbeattie 8y ago
Huh... I wonder if the the "eng" from England and English related to the Middle English englen and Old English englas for "angels"? Is England the land of angels?
Edit: Ah, no. It's from the Angles: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angles
- mrec 8y agoAccording to the Venerable Bede, Pope Gregory I drew the same parallel in ~595: "Non Angli, sed angeli – They are not Angles, but angels. Well named, for they have angelic faces and ought to be co-heirs with the angels in heaven.". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_I#Famous_quotes_and_anecdotes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_I#Famous_quotes_a...