diefstal
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From late Middle Dutch diefstal, from Middle High German diepstale, from diep (“thief”) (from Old High German diob, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz) + stale (“theft”) (from Old High German stāla, from Proto-Germanic *stēlō). Replaced the Middle Dutch word diefte, which still survives in some dialects.
[edit] Noun
diefstal m. (plural diefstallen, diminutive diefstalletje)
[edit] Synonyms
- (obsolete) diefte
