Where does “tjuvaktig” come from?

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

tjuvaktig (Swedish): thieving (inclined to steal)

Definitions

  1. thieving (inclined to steal)

Ancestry of “tjuvaktig”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tjuvaktig”

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