Where does “þjófur” come from?

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

þjófur (Icelandic): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “þjófur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjófrthief
2Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “þjófur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →