Where does “evel” come from?

evel (Middle English) comes from Old English yfel, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

evel (Middle English): Alternative form of yvel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of yvel

Ancestry of “evel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishyfelbad; bad in a moral sense, evil; something bad or...
2Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
3Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old English yfel →