Where does “ilder” come from?

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

ilder (Old Swedish): bad, evil, wicked; painful, unpleasant

Definitions

  1. bad, evil, wicked; painful, unpleasant

Ancestry of “ilder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíllrevil, bad
2Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →