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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

  1. stealthy

Ancestry of “stealthful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstealthThe attribute or characteristic of acting in...
2Middle Englishstelthe—
3Old Englishstǣlþ—
4Proto-Germanicstēliþō—

Words derived from “stealthful”

  • stealthfully
  • stealthfulness
Every word from Proto-Germanic stēliþō →