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

Definitions

  1. to eavesdrop

Ancestry of “tjuvlyssna”, step by step

tjuvlyssna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tjuv

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

via Swedish lyssna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyssnato listen

Words derived from “tjuvlyssna”

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