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