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; queasy, ill; bad

Definitions

  1. evil; queasy, ill; bad

Ancestry of “übel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanübelbad
2Old High Germanubilevil
3Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
4Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—

Words derived from “übel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old High German ubil →
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