Where does “stelen” come from?
stelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stēlen, from Old Dutch stelan, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.
stelen (Dutch): to steal
Ancestry of “stelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | stēlen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | stelan | to steal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |
Words derived from “stelen”