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
Ancestry of “tjuv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | þiuver | thief |
| 2 | Old Norse | þjófr | thief |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |
Words derived from “tjuv”