Tüüfel
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German tiufal (“devil”), in turn borrowed from Latin diabolus (“devil”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer; the Devil”), from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō, “slander”). Compare German Teufel, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Saterland Frisian Düüwel, English devil, Icelandic djöfull.
Noun
Tüüfel m
References
- Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 27.
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