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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

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

Words derived from “illgørð”

  • illgørðasamr
  • illgersam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →