Where does “snigtyv” come from?

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

snigtyv (Danish): sneak thief

Definitions

  1. sneak thief

Ancestry of “snigtyv”, step by step

snigtyv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tyv

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

via Danish snige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnigeto sneak, slip; to sneak, creep; to do on the sly
2Old Norsesníkja—
3Proto-Germanicsnīkanąto crawl; to creep
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneyg-to crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →