Where does “Deev” come from?

Deev (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German diov, from Old High German diob, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

Deev (Central Franconian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “Deev”, step by step

Deev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German diov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandiov—
2Old High Germandiob—
3Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

via Old High German diof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandiof—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →