Where does “evilworker” come from?

evilworker (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.

evilworker (English): a doer of evil; an evildoer

Definitions

  1. a doer of evil; an evildoer

Ancestry of “evilworker”, step by step

evilworker 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 worker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkerA person who performs labor for a living,...
2Middle Englishwerkere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →
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