English
evildoing
From evil + doing.
Proto-Germanic *ubilaz ‘evil, bad’
Proto-West Germanic *ubil ‘evil, bad’
Old English yfel ‘bad, evil’
Middle English yvel ‘morally evil’
English evil
Today it means
noun An evil or wicked act, especially a crime.
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Etymograph / evildoing