Where does “gråtjuv” come from?

gråtjuv (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjuv, from Old Swedish þiuver, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

gråtjuv (Swedish): a petty thief, a petty criminal (who is down and out and supporting a drug addiction or the like)

Definitions

  1. a petty thief, a petty criminal (who is down and out and supporting a drug addiction or the like)

Ancestry of “gråtjuv”, step by step

gråtjuv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tjuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuvthief
2Old Swedishþiuverthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

via Swedish grå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrågrey; boring, dull; with a boring appearance
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →