Where does “iwwel” come from?

iwwel (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German übel, from Old High German ubil, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

iwwel (Pennsylvania German): evil; bad; calamitous

Definitions

  1. evil; bad; calamitous

Ancestry of “iwwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanübelbad
2Old High Germanubilevil
3Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
4Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old High German ubil →
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