Where does “illgørð” come from?

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

illgørð (Old Norse): evil doing, misdeed

Definitions

  1. evil doing, misdeed

Ancestry of “illgørð”, step by step

illgørð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse íllr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíllrevil, bad
2Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

via Old Norse gørð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
2Proto-Germanicgarwidō—

Words derived from “illgørð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Old Norse íllr →