Masculine

Dieb

Meaning

thief (male or of unspecified gender)

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stääldieb

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/diːp/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German diep, Old High German diob, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Old Norse þýfð, Old English þēof, Dutch dief, English thief, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs).

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