Where does “stealing” come from?
Stealing comes from Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel-.
stealing (English): The action of the verb "to steal", theft; That...
Definitions
- The action of the verb "to steal", theft; That...
Ancestry of “stealing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | steal | To take illegally, or without the owner's... |
| 2 | Middle English | stele | steel |
| 3 | Old English | stela | stalk (of a plant) |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |
Words derived from “stealing”