Where does “djävla” come from?

djävla (Swedish) comes from Swedish djävul, from Old Swedish diævul, from Old Norse djǫfull, from Old English dēofol, from Proto-West Germanic diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω — two.

djävla (Swedish): A mostly negative reinforcing expletive; damned,...

Definitions

  1. A mostly negative reinforcing expletive; damned,...

Ancestry of “djävla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdjävuldevil, demon; a creature of hell; the Devil,...
2Old Swedishdiævuldevil, demon; a creature of hell
3Old Norsedjǫfulldevil
4Old Englishdēofoldemon
5Proto-West Germanicdiubuldevil
6Latindiabolusdevil
7Ancient Greekδιάβολοςslanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil
8Ancient Greekδιαβάλλωthrow over or across; set at variance, make a...
9Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
10Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
12Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “djävla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís