Where does “kvægtyv” come from?

kvægtyv (Danish) comes from Danish tyv, from Old Danish thiuf, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

kvægtyv (Danish): cattle thief

Definitions

  1. cattle thief

Ancestry of “kvægtyv”, step by step

kvægtyv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tyv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtyvthief
2Old Danishthiufthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

via Danish kvæg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkvægcattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →
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