Where does “tjuvnyp” come from?

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

tjuvnyp (Swedish): a sneaky pinch (act of pinching)

Definitions

  1. a sneaky pinch (act of pinching)

Ancestry of “tjuvnyp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuv-(without permission and) secretly/covertly
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 →