Where does “evility” come from?

evility (English) comes from English evil, from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

evility (English): The state, quality or an instance of being evil

Definitions

  1. The state, quality or an instance of being evil

Ancestry of “evility”, step by step

evility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English evil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevilIntending to harm; malevolent; Morally corrupt;...
2Middle Low Germanhovel—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →