Where does “þýfi” come from?

þýfi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þýfi, from Proto-Germanic þiubiją, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

þýfi (Icelandic): stolen goods, loot; tussocky ground

Definitions

  1. stolen goods, loot; tussocky ground

Ancestry of “þýfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþýfi—
2Proto-Germanicþiubijątheft
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiubiją →