Where does “illa” come from?

illa (Faroese) comes from Faroese illur, from Old Norse íllr, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

illa (Faroese): to backbite, to slag so; badly, poorly

Definitions

  1. to backbite, to slag so; badly, poorly

Ancestry of “illa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseillurbad; angry
2Old Norseíllrevil, bad
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Old Norse íllr →