Where does “stjæler” come from?

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

stjæler (Danish): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “stjæler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstjæleto steal
2Old Danishstiælæ—
3Old Norsestelato steal; to rob
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stelaną →Every word from Old Norse stela →