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
- stolen goods, loot; tussocky ground
Ancestry of “þýfi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þýfi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þiubiją | theft |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |