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
Ancestry of “dief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dief | A thief, one who steals |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dief | thief |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thiof | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þeub | thief |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |