Where does “beduveld” come from?
beduveld (Dutch) comes from Dutch duvel, from Dutch duivel, from Middle Dutch duvel, from Old Dutch diuval, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- — two.
beduveld (Dutch): possessed by devils
Definitions
- possessed by devils
Ancestry of “beduveld”, step by step
beduveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch duvel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duvel | devil; body, especially in op z'n duvel; impish... |
| 2 | Dutch | duivel | devil |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | duvel | devil, demon; Devil, Satan |
| 4 | Old Dutch | diuval | — |
| 5 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Dutch be- -d
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -d | Creates a pseudo-participial from a noun, which means 'having been provided with X', or simply 'having X' |
| 2 | Dutch | be- | Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | be- | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 4 | Old Dutch | be- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |