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Where does “h₂upélos” come from?

h₂upélos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wep- — bad; treat badly.

Ancestry of “h₂upélos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wep-bad; treat badly

Words derived from “h₂upélos”

  • evil
  • worst
  • worsted
  • evilly
  • evildoer
  • evildoing
  • worstest
  • nonevil
  • worstly
  • evilist
  • werst
  • worstness
  • evilology
  • evilfare
  • Übel
  • Übeltäter
  • Übelkeit
  • übel
  • kotzübel
  • euvel
  • euveldoener
  • värst
  • verst
  • yvel
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