the Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions) · a devil, satan (a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel) · a devil, satan (an evil person)
köken: From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “false accuser, slanderer”). Cognate to Bavarian Teifl, Deife, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Old Saxon diubol (German Low German Düwel, Dîwel), English devil.
aile: Teufelei, teuflisch, verteufeln, auf Teufel komm raus, den Teufel an die Wand malen, den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub austreiben, der Teufel ist ein Eichhörnchen, in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen, was zum Teufel, wenn man vom Teufel spricht
köken: Inherited from Latin dracō (“dragon”), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare also Catalan and Occitan drac and the derived French drac. Doublet of dragon, which was borrowed from French. Compare Sicilian dragu, Megleno-Romanian and Aromanian drac.