Where does “ill-scathe” come from?
ill-scathe (English) comes from English ill, from Middle English ille, from Old Norse íllr, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.
ill-scathe (English): Harm; hurt
Ancestry of “ill-scathe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ill | Evil; wicked; Morally reprehensible ;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ille | evil; wicked |
| 3 | Old Norse | íllr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ilhilaz | bad, evil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elḱ- | — |