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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.
Noun
*þeub m
- thief
Inflection
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Singular
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*þeub
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| Genitive
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*þeubas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*þeub
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*þeubō, *þeubōs
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| Accusative
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*þeub
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*þeubā
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| Genitive
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*þeubas
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*þeubō
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| Dative
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*þeubē
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*þeubum
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| Instrumental
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*þeubu
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*þeubum
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Descendants
- Old English: þēof
- Middle English: thef, theef, þef, þeef, þeof, thief, þief, þyef (Kent, Essex), thefe, theff, thyef (Late Middle English)
- Old Frisian: thiāf, tiēf
- Old Saxon: thiof
- Middle Low German: dêf, dief
- German Low German: Deef, Deev, Deew, Deiw
- Plautdietsch: Deef, Deiw
- → Saterland Frisian: Däif
- Old Dutch: *thiof
- Old High German: diob
- Middle High German: diup, diep