Where does “thiob” come from?

thiob (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

Ancestry of “thiob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →