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”). Cognate with German Teufel, Dutch duivel, English devil, Icelandic djöfull.

Noun

Tüüfel m (plural Tüüfel)

1. devil
2. (Christianity) The Devil; Satan

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 27.