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Where does “stealth” come from?

Stealth comes from Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic stēliþō, originally meaning to steal or move secretly.

stealth (English): The attribute or characteristic of acting in...

Definitions

  1. The attribute or characteristic of acting in...

Ancestry of “stealth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstelthe—
2Old Englishstǣlþ—
3Proto-Germanicstēliþō—

Words derived from “stealth”

  • stealthily
  • stealthy
  • stealthiness
  • stealthful
  • stealthfully
  • stealthlike
  • unstealthy
  • nonstealth
  • unstealthily
  • stealthfulness
  • ステルス
Every word from Proto-Germanic stēliþō →