English

ill-being

From ill + being.

A compound of ill + being

Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz ‘evil, bad’

Old Norse íllr ‘evil, bad’

Middle English ille ‘evil’

English ill

Today it means

noun The state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.

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Etymograph / ill-being