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
Ancestry of “Deev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | diov | — |
| 2 | Old High German | diob | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þeub | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |