dief
Dutch (Brabantic)
/dif/
noun
Definitions
- A thief, one who steals.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch dief inherited from Old Dutch *thiof inherited from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz (thief).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þeubaz
Gloss
thief
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Dieb German
- Dieberei German
- Diebin German
- Taschendieb German
- dag Dutch, Flemish
- dagdief Dutch, Flemish
- diefijzer Dutch, Flemish
- diefte Dutch, Flemish
- dievegge Dutch, Flemish
- dievenlantaarn Dutch, Flemish
- dieventaal Dutch, Flemish
- duit Dutch, Flemish
- duitendief Dutch, Flemish
- gauw Dutch, Flemish
- gauwdief Dutch, Flemish
- ijzer Dutch, Flemish
- kieken Dutch, Flemish
- kiekendief Dutch, Flemish
- klapper Dutch, Flemish
- klapperdief Dutch, Flemish
- kruimel Dutch, Flemish
- kruimeldief Dutch, Flemish
- kruimeldievegge Dutch, Flemish
- lantaarn Dutch, Flemish
- rund Dutch, Flemish
- runderdief Dutch, Flemish
- taal Dutch, Flemish
- vee Dutch, Flemish
- veedief Dutch, Flemish
- wesp Dutch, Flemish
- wespendief Dutch, Flemish
- *þeubaz Proto-Germanic
- dyby Polish
- þeof Old English
- þeofscyldig Old English
- þēof Old English
- þjófr Old Norse
- dief Middle Dutch
- diefegge Middle Dutch
- diefte Middle Dutch
- *thiof Old High German
- diob Old High German
- dief Afrikaans
- diep Middle High German
- 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 Gothic
- *þeub gmw-pro
- *thiof Old Dutch
- thiof Old Saxon
- thiaf Old Frisian
- thiāf Old Frisian