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
Ancestry of “theef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þēof | thief |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þeub | thief |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |
Words derived from “theef”