Where does “stealthful” come from?
stealthful (English) comes from English stealth, from Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic stēliþō.
stealthful (English): stealthy
Definitions
- stealthy
Ancestry of “stealthful”, step by step
stealthful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stealth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stealth | The attribute or characteristic of acting in... |
| 2 | Middle English | stelthe | — |
| 3 | Old English | stǣlþ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stēliþō | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |