Where does “ovela” come from?
ovela (Finnish) comes from Middle Dutch ovel, from Old Saxon uvil, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.
ovela (Finnish): shrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever
Definitions
- shrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever
Ancestry of “ovela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ovel | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | uvil | bad |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ubil | bad, evil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ubilaz | — |
Words derived from “ovela”