Where does “Übel” come from?

Übel (German) comes from Middle High German übel, from Old High German ubil, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

Übel (German): evil; bad; illness; suffering

Definitions

  1. evil; bad; illness; suffering

Ancestry of “Übel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanübelbad
2Old High Germanubilevil
3Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
4Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old High German ubil →