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
- Alternative form of theft
Ancestry of “þiefþe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þīefþu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þiubiþō | The state or condition of a thief; thiefdom;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
Words derived from “þiefþe”