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Where does “iwwel” come from?

iwwel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German üvel, from Old High German ubil, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

iwwel (Luxembourgish): nauseous, queasy, sick; bad

Definitions

  1. nauseous, queasy, sick; bad

Ancestry of “iwwel”, step by step

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