Where does “tyv” come from?

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

tyv (Norwegian Bokmål): a thief

Definitions

  1. a thief

Ancestry of “tyv”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tyv”

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