Where does “idle” come from?

idle (Old French) comes from Latin insula, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “idle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsulaisland; insula, a residential or apartment block...
2Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
3Old Latinenin
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Old Latin en