Where does “duivel” come from?
duivel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch duvel, from Old Dutch diuval, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
duivel (Dutch): devil
Definitions
- devil
Ancestry of “duivel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | duvel | devil, demon; Devil, Satan |
| 2 | Old Dutch | diuval | — |
| 3 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |