Where does “pungdjävul” come from?
pungdjävul (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.
pungdjävul (Swedish): Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii
Definitions
- Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii
Ancestry of “pungdjävul”, step by step
pungdjävul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish djävul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | djävul | devil, demon; a creature of hell; the Devil,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | diævul | devil, demon; a creature of hell |
| 3 | Old Norse | djǫfull | devil |
| 4 | Old English | dēofol | demon |
| 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 |