Words that come from Proto-Germanic “stal-”
52 words across 6 languages descend from Proto-Germanic stal- — including stalk, stale, stalking, stalemate, stele, beanstalk, staleness, cornstalk.
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English (46)
- stalk
- stale
- stalking
- stalemate
- stele
- beanstalk
- staleness
- cornstalk
- footstalk
- stalky
- leafstalk
- deerstalking
- stalkless
- eyestalk
- stalely
- stalklike
- antistalking
- stalketh
- protostele
- siphonostele
- stalkiness
- prestalk
- stalkee
- wheatstalk
- stalkable
- stalkingly
- seedstalk
- protostelic
- eustele
- unstalkable
- siphonostelic
- actinostele
- actinostelic
- haplostele
- haplostelic
- eustelic
- nonstale
- cyberstalk
- haystalk
- rakestale
- stalkest
- gangstalking
- stalkette
- stalkily
- e-stalk
- stalkish