Where does “tjuvsena” come from?
tjuvsena (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjuv, from Old Swedish þiuver, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.
tjuvsena (Swedish): The funny bone
Ancestry of “tjuvsena”, 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- | — |