Where does “uvel” come from?
uvel (Middle English) comes from Middle English yvel, from Old English yfel, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.
uvel (Middle English): Alternative form of yvel; evilly
Definitions
- Alternative form of yvel; evilly
Ancestry of “uvel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | yvel | Morally evil; iniquitous, malign; Causing harm;... |
| 2 | Old English | yfel | bad; bad in a moral sense, evil; something bad or... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ubil | bad, evil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ubilaz | — |