Where does “Däiweräi” come from?

Däiweräi (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Däif, from Middle Low German dêf, from Old Saxon thiof, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

Däiweräi (Saterland Frisian): thievery; theft

Definitions

  1. thievery; theft

Ancestry of “Däiweräi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianDäifthief
2Middle Low Germandêf—
3Old Saxonthiofthief
4Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →