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