Where does “veedief” come from?

veedief (Dutch) comes from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

veedief (Dutch): abactor, someone who steals livestock

Definitions

  1. abactor, someone who steals livestock

Ancestry of “veedief”, step by step

veedief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelivestock, cattle
2Middle Dutchvêelivestock (collectively)
3Old Dutch
4Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Dutch dief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdiefA thief, one who steals
2Middle Dutchdiefthief
3Old Dutchthiof
4Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-