English

evilhearted

From evil + hearted.

A compound of evil + hearted

Proto-Germanic *ubilaz ‘evil, bad’

Proto-West Germanic *ubil ‘evil, bad’

Old English yfel ‘bad, evil’

Middle English yvel ‘morally evil’

English evil

Middle English herte

Middle English herted ‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or…’

Today it means

adj Having an evil nature; wicked.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / evilhearted