Where does “ilde” come from?

ilde (Danish) comes from Old Danish illæ, from Old Norse íllr, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ilde (Danish): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “ilde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishillæbad, evil, wicked
2Old Norseíllrevil, bad
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “ilde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →