Where does “Waldteufel” come from?
Waldteufel (French) comes from German Waldteufel, from German Teufel, from Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal, from Proto-West Germanic diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω — two.
Ancestry of “Waldteufel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Waldteufel | — |
| 2 | German | Teufel | the Devil, Satan; a devil, satan, i.e. a creature... |
| 3 | Middle High German | tiuvel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tiufal | devil |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | diubul | devil |
| 6 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |