Where does “tsjeaf” come from?

tsjeaf (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thiāf, from Proto-West Germanic þeub, from Proto-Germanic þeubaz, from Proto-Indo-European tewpó-.

tsjeaf (West Frisian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “tsjeaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthiāfthief
2Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewpó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þeub →