Where does “Deev” come from?

Deev (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German dēf, from Old Saxon thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

Deev (German Low German): thief; dative singular of Deev; accusative...

Definitions

  1. thief; dative singular of Deev; accusative...

Ancestry of “Deev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandēf—
2Old Saxonthiofthief
3Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “Deev”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →