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Where does “búðarþjófnaður” come from?

búðarþjófnaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic búð, from Old Norse búð, from Proto-Germanic bōþō, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

búðarþjófnaður (Icelandic): shoplifting

Definitions

  1. shoplifting

Ancestry of “búðarþjófnaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúðshop; tent, pavilion; camp, encampment
2Old Norsebúð—
3Proto-Germanicbōþōbuilding, hut; dwelling
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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