Where does “tjuvkika” come from?

tjuvkika (Swedish) comes from Swedish kika, from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

tjuvkika (Swedish): to peek, peep without permission

Definitions

  1. to peek, peep without permission

Ancestry of “tjuvkika”, step by step

tjuvkika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkikato look
2Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
3Old Saxonkīkanto look
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep

via Swedish tjuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuvthief
2Old Swedishþiuverthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Saxon kīkan →
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