Where does “Ladendieb” come from?

Ladendieb (German) comes from German Dieb, from Middle High German diep, from Old High German diob, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

Ladendieb (German): shoplifter

Definitions

  1. shoplifter

Ancestry of “Ladendieb”, step by step

Ladendieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDiebthief
2Middle High Germandiepthief
3Old High Germandiob—
4Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

via German lāden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlāden—
2Middle High Germanladen—
3Old High Germanladōn—
4Proto-West Germaniclaþōnto invite
5Proto-Germaniclaþōnąto invite, to call
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →