Where does “dief” come from?

dief (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dief, from Middle Dutch dief, from Old Dutch thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

dief (Afrikaans): A thief

Definitions

  1. A thief

Ancestry of “dief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdiefA thief, one who steals
2Middle Dutchdiefthief
3Old Dutchthiof—
4Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →
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