Where does “uvel” come from?

uvel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vel, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

uvel (Norwegian Nynorsk): unwell

Definitions

  1. unwell

Ancestry of “uvel”, step by step

uvel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvelwell; certainly, probably
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →