Where does “ilke” come from?

ilke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Finnish ilki, from Finnish ilkeä, from Proto-Finnic ilkeda, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ilke (Norwegian Nynorsk): sole, arch of the foot

Definitions

  1. sole, arch of the foot

Ancestry of “ilke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilkitotally, completely
2Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
3Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
4Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →