Where does “butikktjuv” come from?

butikktjuv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål butikk, from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.

butikktjuv (Norwegian Bokmål): a shoplifter

Definitions

  1. a shoplifter

Ancestry of “butikktjuv”, step by step

butikktjuv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål butikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbutikka shop, or store
2Frenchboutiqueshop; boutique
3Old Occitanbotica
4Latinapothēcarepository, storehouse, warehouse
5Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
6Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
7Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
8Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Norwegian Bokmål tjuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltjuvalternative form of tyv; thief
2Old Norseþjófrthief
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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