English
he-devil
From he- + devil.
Formed from he- + devil
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
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Latin diabolus
Proto-West Germanic *diubul
Old English dēofol ‘a demon, devil’
Middle English devil
English devil
Today it means
noun A male devil (as opposed to a she-devil, female devil).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / he-devil