Where does “þefte” come from?

þefte (Middle English) comes from Old English þīefþ — theft.

þefte (Middle English): Theft, stealing, robbery in general or as an individual instance

Definitions

  1. Theft, stealing, robbery in general or as an individual instance

Ancestry of “þefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþīefþtheft
Every word from Old English þīefþ
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