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Where does “íllr” come from?

íllr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

Ancestry of “íllr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “íllr”

  • ill
  • illness
  • illy
  • illbeing
  • nonillness
  • illfare
  • illish
  • illsome
  • nonill
  • illwisher
  • ill-being
  • ill-scathe
  • ill-defined
  • ill-prepared
  • ill-fatedly
  • ill-judged
  • ill-judgedly
  • ill-wisher
  • ill stound
  • illnesslike
  • ill-fortune
  • ill-intentioned
  • ill-boding
  • ill-treat
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