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Düvel

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See also: Duvel, duvel, and düvel

Central Franconian

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Noun

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Düvel m (plural Düvele, diminutive Düvelche)

  1. Alternative spelling of Düüvel

German Low German

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Alternative forms

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  • Düwel (also Münsterländisch)

Etymology

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

Noun

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Düvel m (plural Düvels)

  1. devil

Saterland Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Düvel m

  1. devil
    Synonym: Knubbe

Derived terms

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References

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