Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ·πŒ»πŒΉπ†π„πŒΏπƒβ€ come from?

πŒ·πŒ»πŒΉπ†π„πŒΏπƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hleftuz, from Proto-Germanic hlefanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±lep-, from Proto-Indo-European klep- β€” to steal.

πŒ·πŒ»πŒΉπ†π„πŒΏπƒ (Gothic): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of β€œπŒ·πŒ»πŒΉπ†π„πŒΏπƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichleftuzthief
2Proto-GermanichlefanΔ…to steal
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±lep-β€”
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- β†’