Where does “Milchdieb” come from?

Milchdieb (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-.

Milchdieb (German): milk thief

Definitions

  1. milk thief

Ancestry of “Milchdieb”, step by step

Milchdieb 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 milch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilchmilk white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume
2Middle High Germanmilch—
3Old High Germanmiluh—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →