Where does “dēf” come from?

dēf (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

Ancestry of “dēf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthiofthief
2Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “dēf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →