Etymograph

English

ill will

Ill will comes from Middle English ill will.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ill will
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ill will
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Formed from ill + will

Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz ‘evil, bad’

Old Norse íllr ‘evil, bad’

Middle English ille ‘evil’

English ill

Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- ‘to choose, wish’

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Proto-Germanic *wiljaną ‘to want’

Proto-West Germanic *willjan ‘to want’

Old English willan ‘to want’

Middle English willen ‘to want something’

English will

Every English word from Middle English ill will

Today it means

noun A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.

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

Etymograph / Middle English ill will / ill will

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