Where does “illur” come from?

illur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse íllr, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

illur (Icelandic): evil, ill, wicked; baleful

Definitions

  1. evil, ill, wicked; baleful

Ancestry of “illur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíllrevil, bad
2Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “illur”

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