Where does “theef” come from?

theef (Middle English) comes from Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

theef (Middle English): Alternative form of thef

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thef

Ancestry of “theef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēofthief
2Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →