Where does “übel” come from?

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

übel (Middle High German): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “übel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanubilevil
2Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
3Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—

Words derived from “übel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old High German ubil →