Fusion of Old English engel (with hard -g-) and Old French angele. Both are from Late Latin angelus, from Greek angelos.
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carol
From Old French carole "kind of dance in a ring, round dance accompanied by singers". Perhaps from Medieval Latin choraula ' a dance to the flute'.
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stocking
From Old English stocu "sleeve," which is related to Old English stocc "trunk, log". Probably because of resemblance of legs to tree trunks.
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monster
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shark
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sleigh
1703, American and Canadian English, from Dutch slee, shortened from slede (sled/sledge).
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merry
Middle English mirie, from Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet, exciting feelings of enjoyment and gladness".
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gift
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fairy
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baam
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rocket
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gift
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lifesaver
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Scrooge
Generic for "miser," by 1905, from the name of the curmudgeonly employer in Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol."
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Santa Claus
American English, in reference to the customs of the old Dutch colony of New York, from dialectal Dutch Sante Klaas, Middle Dutch Sinter Niklaas -Saint Nicholas
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reindeer
Deer inhabiting the arctic regions of Europe, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hreindyri "reindeer," with dyr "animal" + hreinn.
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mistletoe
Old English mistel "basil, mistletoe" + tan "twig," from Proto-Germanic *tainan "twig".
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turkey
Short for turkey cock or turkeyhen, originally applied to the guinea fowl (imported through Turkey), and then erroneously to the American bird.
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gift
From a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse gift, gipt "gift; good luck," from Proto-Germanic *geftiz
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bell
Old English belle, which has cognates in Middle Dutch belle, Middle Low German belle but is not found elsewhere in Germanic
