Where does “Übeltat” come from?

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

Übeltat (German): evil deed

Definitions

  1. evil deed

Ancestry of “Übeltat”, step by step

Übeltat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German übel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanübelevil; queasy, ill; bad
2Middle High Germanübelbad
3Old High Germanubilevil
4Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
5Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—

via German tāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantātdeed
2Middle High Germantāt—

Words derived from “Übeltat”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →