Etymology

she-devil

Today it means: A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil). Full definition →

English devil ← Middle English devel ← Old English dēofol
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The story

  1. Englishshe-
  2. Ancient Greekδιαβάλλω (diabállō)
  3. Ancient Greekδιάβολος (diábolos)
  4. Latindiabolus
  5. Proto-West Germanic*diubul
  6. Old Englishdēofol
  7. Middle Englishdevel
  8. Englishdevil
  9. English todayshe-devil

From she- + devil.

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