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
Ancestry of “tyv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | tyv | thief |
| 2 | Old Danish | thiuf | thief |
| 3 | Old Norse | þjófr | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |