Where does “ill-judged” come from?

ill-judged (English) comes from English ill, from Middle English ille, from Old Norse íllr, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ill-judged (English): Badly judged, unwise, rash

Definitions

  1. Badly judged, unwise, rash

Ancestry of “ill-judged”, step by step

ill-judged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishillEvil; wicked (of people)
2Middle Englishilleevil; wicked
3Old Norseíllrevil, bad
4Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

via English judged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishjudgedsimple past tense and past participle of judge

Words derived from “ill-judged”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Old Norse íllr →