Where does “tjuvlyssnare” come from?

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

tjuvlyssnare (Swedish): eavesdropper

Definitions

  1. eavesdropper

Ancestry of “tjuvlyssnare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuvlyssnato eavesdrop
2Swedishtjuvthief
3Old Swedishþiuverthief
4Old Norseþjófrthief
5Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Old Norse þjófr →