Where does “tjuvfiskare” come from?

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

tjuvfiskare (Swedish): a poacher (someone fishing illegally)

Definitions

  1. a poacher (someone fishing illegally)

Ancestry of “tjuvfiskare”, step by step

tjuvfiskare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tjuv

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

via Swedish fiskare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiskarea fisherman, a fisher
2Old Norsefiskarifisherman
3Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-