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