Where does “ill” come from?

ill (Yola) comes from Middle English ille, from Old Norse íllr, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ill (Yola): ill

Definitions

  1. ill

Ancestry of “ill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishilleevil; wicked
2Old Norseíllrevil, bad
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Old Norse íllr →