Where does “diefte” come from?

diefte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thiuvitha, from Proto-Germanic þiubiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

diefte (Middle Dutch): theft

Definitions

  1. theft

Ancestry of “diefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthiuvitha—
2Proto-GermanicþiubiþōThe state or condition of a thief; thiefdom;...
3Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
4Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

Words derived from “diefte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiubiþō →