Where does “illur” come from?

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

illur (Faroese): bad; angry

Definitions

  1. bad; angry

Ancestry of “illur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíllrevil, bad
2Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “illur”

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