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Where does “þefte” come from?

þefte (Middle English) comes from Old English þīefþ.

Ancestry of “þefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþīefþ—

Words derived from “þefte”

  • theft
  • antitheft
  • nontheft
  • cybertheft
  • theftbote
  • theftproof
  • theftful
  • theftless
Every word from Old English þīefþ →