where comes from the English word ill?

Question

I have been looking for the origin of the English word ill on the web, but i am not being lucky in my searching.

I was reading a post , hear at spanishdict in which annierats said that his computer was ill, and i have noticed that the English word ill could be relationed with the Basque word hil, they both have the same pronunciation but the Basque word means dead. It is only a curiosity that I have. Don't waste your time looking for it .But if anyone knows the answer I'd like to know it. Please correct my English

Many thanks

Correction:

I have been looking for the origin of the English word "ill" on the web, but I'm not having any luck with my search.

I was reading a post here on Spandict in which annierats said that her computer was ill, and I have noticed that the English word "ill" could be related to the Basque word "hil." They both have the same pronunciation but the Basque word means "dead." It is only something about which I am curious Don't waste your time looking for it . But if anyone knows the answer I'd like to know it. Please correct my English.

Many thanks

La orden de palabras debería ser: From where comes the English word "ill"? Saludos - 005faa61, Aug 23, 2015

¡¡como en español!! ( de donde viene). Si es que me complico mucho la vida. Gracias - 000a35ff, Aug 23, 2015

Answer 1

The Online Etymology Dictionary has this:

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ill

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a very interesting web site. thanks - 000a35ff, Aug 22, 2015

Answer 2

Correction:

I have been looking for the origin [not origen] of the English word "ill" on ["on" sounds better than "in"] the web, but I'm not having any luck with my search.[ "being lucky in my searching" is understandable but sounds awkward.]

I was reading a post here [not hear] on Spandict in which annierats said that his computer was ill, and I have noticed that the English word "ill" could be related to [not "relationed with"] the Basque [not "basque"] word "hil." They both have the same pronunciation [or they are both pronounced the same] but the Basque word means "dead." It is only [or just] something I'm curious about [or more correctly, It is only (or just) something about which I am curious] Don't waste your time looking for it [or looking for the answer]. But if anyone knows the answer I'd like to know it. Please correct my English.

Many thanks

thank you very much - 000a35ff, Aug 22, 2015

i'll take note - 000a35ff, Aug 22, 2015

My pleasure. I only wish my Spanish were as good as your English. - malbecblend, Aug 22, 2015

i am sure your wish will come true soon. - 000a35ff, Aug 22, 2015

Answer 3

From my thesaurus

Word Origin & History

ill c.1200, "morally evil" (other 13c. senses were "malevolent, hurtful, unfortunate, difficult"), from O.N. illr "ill, bad," of unknown origin. Not related to evil. Main modern sense of "sick, unhealthy, unwell" is first recorded c.1460, probably related to O.N. idiom "it is bad to me." Illness "disease, sickness" is from 1689. Slang sense of "very good, cool" is 1980s.

Thesaurus

thank you very much - 000a35ff, Aug 23, 2015

De nada amigo. - ian-hill, Aug 23, 2015

Answer 4

Old Norse "illr" (evil, difficult) became Middle English "ill" -- apparently.

The sense of "sick, unhealthy, unwell" probably derived from an Old Norse idiom "it is bad (evil, difficult) to me."

It has nothing to do with Basque "hil" -- apparently.

Thank you very much - 000a35ff, Aug 22, 2015