Where does “Trickdieb” come from?

Trickdieb (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-.

Trickdieb (German): confidence trickster

Definitions

  1. confidence trickster

Ancestry of “Trickdieb”, step by step

Trickdieb 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 Trick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTricktrick; ruse; gimmick
2EnglishtrickSomething designed to fool or swindle; A single...
3Middle Englishtrikke—
4Old Northern Frenchtrique—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →