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Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: Engbrecht (of Engelbrecht)

No, it is not "eng" that is the basis for the word, but due to Kristoffer 
Kruken and Ola Stemshaug, Norsk Personnamnsleksikon it is Engelbrecht that 
is the original word. Most possibly "Engel" is "Angel" (anglo-saxon) the 
name of the people later invading british islands and the word for "Beraht".

The given name Engel also has a norse root in Ongull (fishing hook)

Alf Christophersen
http://folk.uio.no/achristo