Where does “tyv” come from?

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

tyv (Danish): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “tyv”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tyv”

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