Where does “Däif” come from?
Däif (Saterland Frisian) comes from Middle Low German dêf, from Old Saxon thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.
Däif (Saterland Frisian): thief
Ancestry of “Däif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | dêf | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thiof | thief |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þeub | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |
Words derived from “Däif”