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”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stēliþō →Every word from Old English stǣlþ →Every word from Middle English stelthe →