Where does “gubbtjyv” come from?

gubbtjyv (Swedish) comes from Westrobothnian tjyv, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

gubbtjyv (Swedish): an old devil, an old bastard (disagreeable older man)

Definitions

  1. an old devil, an old bastard (disagreeable older man)

Ancestry of “gubbtjyv”, step by step

gubbtjyv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian tjyv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothniantjyvA thief; Someone who uses up something
2Old Norseþjófrthief
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

via Swedish gubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgubbean old or elderly man; one's husband; little lump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →