Where does “tjuvlyssna” come from?
tjuvlyssna (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjuv, from Old Swedish þiuver, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.
tjuvlyssna (Swedish): to eavesdrop
Ancestry of “tjuvlyssna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tjuv | thief |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þiuver | thief |
| 3 | Old Norse | þjófr | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeubaz | thief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewpó- | — |