Where does “oveluus” come from?

oveluus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovela, from Middle Dutch ovel, from Old Saxon uvil, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

oveluus (Finnish): cunning, shrewdness

Definitions

  1. cunning, shrewdness

Ancestry of “oveluus”, step by step

oveluus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovelashrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever
2Middle Dutchovel—
3Old Saxonuvilbad
4Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
5Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old Saxon uvil →