Düvel

See also: Duvel, duvel, and düvel

Central Franconian

Noun

Düvel m (plural Düvele, diminutive Düvelche)

1. Alternative spelling of Düüvel

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Düwel (also Münsterländisch)

Etymology

From Middle Low German dǖvel, duvel, from Old Saxon diuval, diuvil, diobol, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul. Cognate with English devil.

Noun

Düvel m (plural Düvels)

1. devil

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

• Düüwel

Etymology

From Old Frisian diōvel, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul. Cognate with English devil.

Noun

Düvel m

1. devil

   Synonym: Knubbe

Derived terms

• düvelsk

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Düvel”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN