Where does “Deev” come from?

Deev (Low German) comes from Middle Low German dêf, from Old Saxon thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

Deev (Low German): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “Deev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandêf—
2Old Saxonthiofthief
3Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “Deev”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →
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