Where does “stealection” come from?

stealection (English) comes from English steal, from Middle English stele, from Old English stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.

stealection (English): A rigged election, especially the 2020 United States presidential election as viewed by supporters of Donald Trump

Definitions

  1. A rigged election, especially the 2020 United States presidential election as viewed by supporters of Donald Trump

Ancestry of “stealection”, step by step

stealection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English steal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstealTo take illegally, or without the owner's...
2Middle Englishstelesteel
3Old Englishstelastalk (of a plant)
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

via English election

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectionA process of choosing a leader, members of...
2Middle Englisheleccioun—
3Anglo-Normaneleccioun—
4Latinelection-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tsel- →