Where does “diefte” come from?

diefte (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch diefte, from Old Dutch thiuvitha, from Proto-Germanic þiubiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

diefte (Dutch): theft

Definitions

  1. theft

Ancestry of “diefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdieftetheft
2Old Dutchthiuvitha—
3Proto-GermanicþiubiþōThe state or condition of a thief; thiefdom;...
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiubiþō →