Where does “stealingly” come from?
stealingly (English) comes from English stealing, from English steal, from Middle English stele, from Old English stela, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.
stealingly (English): By stealing; furtively or with invisible motion
Definitions
- By stealing; furtively or with invisible motion
Ancestry of “stealingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stealing | The action of the verb "to steal", theft; That... |
| 2 | English | steal | To take illegally, or without the owner's... |
| 3 | Middle English | stele | steel |
| 4 | Old English | stela | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |