Where does “þeof” come from?

þeof (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

þeof (Old English): thief, robber; theft, robbery

Definitions

  1. thief, robber; theft, robbery

Ancestry of “þeof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “þeof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →