Where does “dief” come from?

dief (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dief, from Old Dutch thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

dief (Dutch): A thief, one who steals

Definitions

  1. A thief, one who steals

Ancestry of “dief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdiefthief
2Old Dutchthiof—
3Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “dief”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →