Where does “inte illa” come from?

inte illa (Swedish) comes from Swedish illa, from Old Swedish īlla, from Old Norse ílla, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

inte illa (Swedish): not bad

Definitions

  1. not bad

Ancestry of “inte illa”, step by step

inte illa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish illa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishillaBadly, poorly, not well
2Old Swedishīllabadly, poorly
3Old Norseíllabadly, ill
4Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish inte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishintenot
2Old Swedishænkti
3Old Swedishænginnone, no one, nobody
4Old Norseenginone, no one, nothing; no, not any; any
5Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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