Where does “sjujävla” come from?
sjujävla (Swedish) comes from Swedish jävla, 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 — two.
sjujävla (Swedish): helluva
Definitions
- helluva
Ancestry of “sjujävla”, step by step
sjujävla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish jävla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jävla | damn#Adjective, goddamn#Adjective, bloody, fucking#Adjective |
| 2 | Swedish | djävul | devil, demon; a creature of hell; the Devil,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | diævul | devil, demon; a creature of hell |
| 4 | Old Norse | djǫfull | devil |
| 5 | Old English | dēofol | demon |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | diubul | devil |
| 7 | Latin | diabolus | devil |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διάβολος | slanderous; libellous; slanderer; the Devil |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |