Where does “yfle” come from?

yfle (Old English) comes from Old English yfel, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

yfle (Old English): Alternative form of yfele; evilly, badly

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of yfele; evilly, badly

Ancestry of “yfle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishyfelbad; bad in a moral sense, evil; something bad or...
2Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
3Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—

Words derived from “yfle”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old English yfel →
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