Where does “tjuv” come from?
tjuv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.
tjuv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thief
Ancestry of “tjuv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þjófr | thief |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |
Words derived from “tjuv”