Etymograph

English

idlish

From idle + -ish.

Formed from idle + -ish

Proto-Germanic *īdlaz

Proto-West Germanic *īdl ‘void, empty, ineffective’

Old English īdel ‘empty, void’

Middle English idel

English idle

Today it means

adj Somewhat idle.

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

Etymograph / idlish