Where does “dêf” come from?
dêf (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.
Ancestry of “dêf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | thiof | thief |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þeub | thief |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |