taüvl

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal, from Proto-West Germanic *diubal, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Cognate with German Teufel, English devil.

Noun

taüvl m

  1. (Luserna) the Devil, Satan

References
  • “taüvl” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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