Where does “búðarþjófur” come from?

búðarþjófur (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.

búðarþjófur (Icelandic): shoplifter, shop stealer

Definitions

  1. shoplifter, shop stealer

Ancestry of “búðarþjófur”, step by step

búðarþjófur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic búð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúðshop; tent, pavilion; camp, encampment
2Old Norsebúða temporary building (especially for use at an assembly), tent, booth
3Proto-Germanicbōþōbuilding, hut; dwelling
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Icelandic þjófur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþjófurthief
2Old Norseþjófrthief
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōþō →
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