Where does “tjuv” come from?

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

tjuv (Swedish): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “tjuv”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tjuv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →