Where does “tjuv” come from?

tjuv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

tjuv (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of tyv; thief

Definitions

  1. alternative form of tyv; thief

Ancestry of “tjuv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjófrthief
2Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “tjuv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →