Where does “stjæle” come from?

stjæle (Danish) comes from Old Danish stiælæ, from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stjæle (Danish): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “stjæle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishstiælæ—
2Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
3Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

Words derived from “stjæle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Norse stela →