Where does “þiefþe” come from?

þiefþe (Middle English) comes from Old English þīefþu, from Proto-Germanic þiubiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

þiefþe (Middle English): Alternative form of theft

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of theft

Ancestry of “þiefþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþīefþu—
2Proto-GermanicþiubiþōThe state or condition of a thief; thiefdom;...
3Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
4Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiubiþō →