Where does “innbruddstyv” come from?

innbruddstyv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tyv, from Danish tyv, from Old Danish thiuf, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

innbruddstyv (Norwegian Bokmål): a burglar, housebreaker

Definitions

  1. a burglar, housebreaker

Ancestry of “innbruddstyv”, step by step

innbruddstyv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tyv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltyva thief
2Danishtyvthief
3Old Danishthiufthief
4Old Norseþjófrthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

via Norwegian Bokmål innbrudd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinnbrudd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →