Where does “ille” come from?

ille (Middle English) comes from Old Norse íllr, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ille (Middle English): evil; wicked

Definitions

  1. evil; wicked

Ancestry of “ille”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Old Norse íllr →