Where does “ond” come from?

ond (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ond, from Old Norse vándr, from Proto-Germanic wanh-.

ond (Norwegian Bokmål): bad, evil, wicked, vicious

Definitions

  1. bad, evil, wicked, vicious

Ancestry of “ond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishondevil
2Old Norsevándrevil
3Proto-Germanicwanh-—

Words derived from “ond”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wanh- →Every word from Old Norse vándr →Every word from Danish ond →