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
- not bad
Ancestry of “inte illa”, step by step
inte illa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish illa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | illa | Badly, poorly, not well |
| 2 | Old Swedish | īlla | badly, poorly |
| 3 | Old Norse | ílla | badly, ill |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |