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Where does “Deveree” come from?

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

Deveree (German Low German): theft; thievery; larceny

Definitions

  1. theft; thievery; larceny

Ancestry of “Deveree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanDeevthief; dative singular of Deev; accusative...
2Middle Low Germandēf—
3Old Saxonthiofthief
4Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →