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Where does “djǫfull” come from?

djǫfull (Old Norse) comes from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germanic diubul, 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.

djǫfull (Old Norse): devil

Definitions

  1. devil

Ancestry of “djǫfull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēofoldemon
2Proto-West Germanicdiubuldevil
3Latindiabolusdevil
4Ancient Greekδιάβολοςslanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil
5Ancient Greekδιαβάλλωthrow over or across; set at variance, make a...
6Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
7Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “djǫfull”

  • sabla
  • djävla
  • djävel
  • djävul
  • djevelsk
  • djevel
  • djevelsk
  • djevel
  • djöfull
  • djöfladýrkun
  • dyffwill
  • diæffwol
  • diawl
  • diwell
  • diævul
  • diæffuill
  • dyfwll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →